---------- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.05 Title: Hawaiian Macadamia Coconut Squares Categories: Cookies, Bars Yield: 48 Servings Dough: 1 c Butter; softened 1 c Brown sugar; packed 1 tb Instant coffee powder 1/4 ts Ground cinnamon 1/4 ts Salt 2 c Flour Topping: 3 Eggs 2 ts Vanilla 1 c Brown sugar; packed 1/4 ts Cinnamon 1/4 ts Salt 2 c Coconut; flaked or shredded 2 c Macadamia nuts; toasted, - chopped Macadamias and coconut top a brown-sugar coffee crust. Preheat oven to 325°F. Butter a 9x13" baking pan. Dough: Beat butter, 1 c brown sugar, instant coffee, 1/4 ts cinnamon, and 1/4 ts salt together until light and fluffy. Add flour 1/2 c at a time until well blended. Spread evenly in buttered pan. Bake 20 minutes, cool in pan on rack 15 minutes. Topping: Beat together eggs, vanilla, remaining 1 c brown sugar, 1/4 ts cinnamon, and 1/4 ts salt. Stir in coconut and macadamias. Spread evenly over cooled baked layer. Bake 40 to 50 minutes or until golden and firm to the touch. Using a knife, loosen around edges while warm. Cool completely in pan on rack. Cut into 48 squares. Store airtight 1 week, freeze longer. From The Joy of Cookies -----