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Lemon Coconut Pecan Blondies
Many of you know cookies are my weakness. Cookies with icing, like Lemon Coconut Pecan Blondies, are particularly difficult for me to stay out of. I love icing on everything–brownies, cookies, cake, bread. I can’t get enough of any dessert with icing since I have a horrible sweet tooth. Layer icing on really thick and I’m a very happy camper. 🙂
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So when I needed to come up with some new goodies for John to share with friends, I decided to try one of my favorite cookie recipes. I made it into a blondie and added a luscious lemon frosting. Yes, it was divine. Cookies, blondies and bars are made even better with a slathering of icing on top. The thicker the icing the better. 🙂 Yes, sirreee! Give me a little cookie with my icing. 🙂
So if you have sweet tooth cravings like me, and you’re just dying for something sweet to take the edge off, then I can recommend Lemon Coconut Pecan Blondies. If you enjoy lemon desserts this is a terrific one. The coconut and pecans add delightful texture and crunch and the sweet creamy icing is spectacular. Better plan on making a couple of batches! Everyone will love them.
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Lemon Coconut Pecan Blondies are heavenly!
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I guarantee once you dig into these blondies you won’t want to stop!
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Lemon Coconut Pecan Blondies are perfect for potlucks, backyard barbecues or tailgating parties.
Here’s what I did.
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I used these ingredients for the blondies.
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Place softened butter in a mixing bowl. Add sugar, baking soda, baking powder, salt, lemon zest, lemon juice, eggs and vanilla.
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Beat with an electric mixer until smooth and creamy.
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Add UNBLEACHED all-purpose flour. Bleached flour toughens baked goods. Add coconut and pecans.
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Stir ingredients with a wooden spoon to combine.
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Press into a greased 12×17″ cookie sheet.
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Bake at 350 about 20-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely before adding icing.
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I used these ingredients for the icing. (I ended up using two sticks of butter because I wanted more icing.)
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Soften butter. Add lemon peel, powdered sugar and milk and beat with an electric mixer until smooth.
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Spread icing over top of cooled blondies. Sprinkle additional lemon zest over top of the icing. Allow icing to set about 15-20 minutes before cutting into bars.
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Lemon Coconut Pecan Blondies are terrific for office parties, too. The nice thing about this recipe is it makes about 4 dozen, so there’s plenty to share with others!
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You’ll be salivating after the first bite!
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I loved the way these blondies turned out. If you enjoy lemony desserts, this one is superb.
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Lemon Coconut Pecan Blondies are so good, you won’t want to share! 🙂
Here’s the recipe.
LEMON COCONUT PECAN BLONDIES
(Recipe inspired from my Lemon Coconut Pecan Cookies)
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Lemon Coconut Pecan Blondies
Equipment
- 1 11x17" jelly roll pan
- 1 large mixing bowls
- 1 electric mixer
- 2 wooden spoons
- measuring cups
- measuring spoons
- 1 lemon zester or grater
- 1 spatula
Ingredients
BLONDIES:
- 1 cup unsalted butter softened
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 2 tsp. vanilla extract
- 2 large eggs
- 2 tbsp. fresh lemon juice (approximately the juice from one small lemon)
- 3 tsp. lemon zest (approximately the zest from one small lemon)
- 1/2 tsp. sea salt
- 1 tsp. baking powder
- 1/2 tsp. baking soda
- 3 cups UNBLEACHED all-purpose flour (bleached flour toughens baked goods)
- 1 cup pecans chopped (measure after chopping)
- 1 cup coconut
LEMON FROSTING:
- 1 cup unsalted butter softened NOT melted (2 sticks)
- 4 to 4 1/2 cups powdered sugar
- 1/3 cup 2% milk
- 2 tsp. lemon peel grated
- 2 tbsp. lemon peel grated, for top of blondies
Instructions
BLONDIES:
- Mix butter, granulated sugar, vanilla, eggs, lemon juice, lemon zest, salt, baking powder, and baking soda with an electric mixer until smooth.
- Stir in flour, pecans and coconut with a wooden spoon until very well combined.
- Press dough into a greased 11x17” cookie sheet or jelly roll pan.
- Bake at 350° about 20-30 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
- Cool completely before adding Lemon Frosting.
LEMON FROSTING:
- Mix ingredients with an electric mixer until smooth and creamy.
- Spread over top of cooled, Lemon Coconut Pecan Blondies.
- Sprinkle generously with freshly grated lemon peel.
- Allow icing to dry and harden slightly before cutting into bars.
Notes
© Can’t Stay Out of the Kitchen
Nutrition
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Prepare to drool over these divine blondies.
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Lemon Coconut Pecan Blondies will satisfy every sweet tooth craving!
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Lemon Coconut Pecan Blondies are perfect for potlucks because the recipe makes 4 dozen.
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These blondies are terrific for company or holidays–especially summer holidays like Memorial Day, Fourth of July or Labor Day. They’ll be snapped up in no time. 🙂
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![Lemon Blondies | Can't Stay Out of the Kitchen](http://cantstayoutofthekitchen.com/wp-content/uploads/Lemon-Blondies-Collage-2-452x1024.jpg)
![Lemon Poppyseed Blondies | Can't Stay Out of the Kitchen](http://cantstayoutofthekitchen.com/wp-content/uploads/Lemon-Poppyseed-Blondies-Collage-1-298x1024.jpg)
English Lemon Shortbread Strips
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Lemon Coconut Pecan Blondies
Equipment
- 1 11×17" jelly roll pan
- 1 large mixing bowls
- 1 electric mixer
- 2 wooden spoons
- measuring cups
- measuring spoons
- 1 lemon zester or grater
- 1 spatula
Ingredients
BLONDIES:
- 1 cup unsalted butter softened
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 2 tsp. vanilla extract
- 2 large eggs
- 2 tbsp. fresh lemon juice (approximately the juice from one small lemon)
- 3 tsp. lemon zest (approximately the zest from one small lemon)
- 1/2 tsp. sea salt
- 1 tsp. baking powder
- 1/2 tsp. baking soda
- 3 cups UNBLEACHED all-purpose flour (bleached flour toughens baked goods)
- 1 cup pecans chopped (measure after chopping)
- 1 cup coconut
LEMON FROSTING:
- 1 cup unsalted butter softened NOT melted (2 sticks)
- 4 to 4 1/2 cups powdered sugar
- 1/3 cup 2% milk
- 2 tsp. lemon peel grated
- 2 tbsp. lemon peel grated, for top of blondies
Instructions
BLONDIES:
- Mix butter, granulated sugar, vanilla, eggs, lemon juice, lemon zest, salt, baking powder, and baking soda with an electric mixer until smooth.
- Stir in flour, pecans and coconut with a wooden spoon until very well combined.
- Press dough into a greased 11×17” cookie sheet or jelly roll pan.
- Bake at 350° about 20-30 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
- Cool completely before adding Lemon Frosting.
LEMON FROSTING:
- Mix ingredients with an electric mixer until smooth and creamy.
- Spread over top of cooled, Lemon Coconut Pecan Blondies.
- Sprinkle generously with freshly grated lemon peel.
- Allow icing to dry and harden slightly before cutting into bars.
4 Comments
Sheila
July 2, 2017 at 4:34 am
Thank you for the unbleached flour tip. I’d never heard that! Your recipes look awesome.
Teresa
July 2, 2017 at 8:09 am
Thanks, Sheila. Hope you give some of them a try! Enjoy your Fourth of July weekend.
Kim @ The Baking ChocolaTess
April 11, 2017 at 1:39 pm
Yum! I’ll take a dozen please! 🙂
Teresa
April 12, 2017 at 2:39 pm
Yeah, these really are awesome. 🙂 Thanks for stopping by, Kim.