lemon squares

I found this recipe in the Tennessee Tables Junior League of Knoxville cookbook.  The frosting calls for coconut although you can easily alter the frosting recipe for a simple lemon glaze (lemon juice and confectioners' sugar).  "A petite portion goes along way..." Dad.

Ingredients: 

1/2 cup butter

1 cup all-purpose flour

1/4 cup confectioners' sugar

2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice

1 lemon rind, grated

2 eggs, beaten

1 cup sugar

2 tablespoons all-purpose flour

1/2 teaspoon baking powder

Frosting (recipe follows)

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine butter, 1 cup flour, and confectioners' sugar. Press mixture into 9-inch square oven-proof dish. Bake 10 minutes and cool. Combine lemon juice, lemon rind, eggs, sugar, 2 tablespoon flour, and baking powder. Pour over crust and bake 25 minutes. Cool and frost.

Frosting:

3/4 cup sifted confectioners' sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla

1 tablespoon butter, softened

1 tablespoon milk

3/4 to 1 cup shredded coconut

Combine ingredients and spread over filling. Cut into small squares and serve.