PINK PARTY SQUARES

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This recipe was given to my Mother in law and it is one of those special always-at-the-holidays sweets. They are very sweet, so cutting them in very small squares is usually how we do it. I just guessed at the servings because it really depends on how you cut it.

Provided by Lady Clare

Categories     Dessert

Time 30m

Yield 25 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 10

1/2 cup butter
1 cup brown sugar
1 egg
2 cups graham cracker crumbs
1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
8 ounces sweetened flaked coconut
1/4 cup butter
2 cups icing sugar
1 tablespoon milk
red food coloring

Steps:

  • Layer 1:.
  • In a double boiler (or a metal bowl over a pot of boiling water, as I do) add; 1/2 cup butter, 1 cup brown sugar and 1 egg (well beaten). Stir constantly until smooth and shiny. Remove from heat and add 2 cups graham crumbs. Pack into 9x9 pan.
  • Layer 2:.
  • Stir together 3/4 of a can of sweetened condensed milk and 8 ounces coconut. Spread on graham layer.
  • Icing:.
  • Combine 1/4 cup butter with 2 cups icing sugar and 1 tbsp milk. Add a few drops of red food coloring, until a nice pink shade is reached, and stir until smooth. Spread on top of coconut layer.
  • Refrigerate at least 3 hours.

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