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Premier Key Lime Bars




Source of Recipe


billk54






List of Ingredients



• Crust:
  
• 1/4 cup butter, softened
  
• 1/4 cup sugar
  
• 1 teaspoon grated lime rind
  
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
  
• 1/8 teaspoon lemon extract
  
• 1 cup flour
  
• 1/2 cup unsweetened coconut
  
• 1 cup macadamia nuts, chopped
  
• 1/2 cup Hershey's Premier White Chips
  
• Topping:
  
• 6 ounces Hershey's Premier White Chips, melted
  
• Filling:
  
• 2/3 cup sugar
  
• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  
• 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
  
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
  
• 1/2 cup fresh key lime juice
  
• 3 eggs
  






Instructions



1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease an 8 inch square baking dish.
   
2. Place first five ingredients in a medium bowl; beat with a mixer at medium speed until creamy (about 2 minutes). Gradually add 1 cup flour to butter mixture, beating at low speed until mixture resembles coarse meal. Then add nuts, white chips and coconut. Gently press two thirds of mixture (about 1 1/3 cups) into bottom of prepared pan; set remaining 2/3 cup flour mixture aside. Bake for 12 minutes or until just beginning to brown.
   
3. For filling, combine 2/3 cup sugar, 3 tablespoons flour, baking powder and 1/8 teaspoon salt in a medium bowl, stirring with a whisk. Add lime juice and eggs, stirring with a whisk until smooth. Pour mixture over crust. Bake for 12 minutes. Remove pan from oven (do not turn oven off). Sprinkle remaining 2/3 cup flour mixture evenly over egg mixture. Bake an additional 8 to 10 minutes or until set. Remove from oven; cool in pan on a wire rack. Melt white chips and drizzle over top in any pattern, Grate lime zest to garnish. Cut in desired shape and serve.
   
4. Yield: 9 servings