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Grandma's Lemon Sour Bars

My grandmother used to make these cookies every holiday season, and we would give them out as gifts to our neighbors and friends. Grandma's Lemon Sour Bars were known far and wide, and everyone would always ask if she were making them each and every year, which she did until she passed away.

Grandma's Lemon Sour Bars

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter a large jellyroll pan.
2 cups sugar (you can use brown sugar)
2/3 cup butter (at room temperature)
1 1/2 cups flour
1/4 tsp salt
4 eggs (at room temperature)
1 cup walnuts
1 1/2 cups coconut (shredded)
1 tsp vanilla
Mix. Bake until golden.

Glaze
3 tbsp lemon juice
2 tsp lemon zest
1 1/3 cups powdered sugar

Mix. Apply while bars are hot out of the oven.