38 November 26, 2014 2014 HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS MAGAZINE LINCOLN DAILY NEWS.com
Nila Smith - Dream Bars
“At Christmas time my mom pulled out all
the stops on making cookies and candies.
There were certain “fancy” cookie recipes
that were saved only for the holidays. This
recipe was one of those, and at Christmas
time my dad, sister, and I looked forward
to the day that she baked her special Dream
Bars.”
- Nila
Dream Bars
Crust:
1 1/2 cups flour
½ cup brown sugar
½ cup butter
Preheat oven to 275 degrees
Mix thoroughly and pat firmly into a
buttered 9 x 13-inch pan. Bake for 10
minutes.
Topping:
3 eggs
½ teaspoon baking powder
2 tablespoons flour
1 1/2 cups shredded coconut
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon vanilla
Chopped pecans or walnuts
Chocolate chips (optional)
Increase oven temperature to 350 degrees.
Mix all the topping ingredients together and
spread evenly over pre baked crust. Return
pan to oven and bake for an additional 20
minutes.
Derek Hurley - Walnut Tea Squares
“This is an older recipe that belonged
to my great grandmother Laura Snyder.
My mother tells me that every year at
Christmas, my mother and her brothers
would help her make dozens of cookies,
including this recipe. After baking, they
would take the cookies to neighbors and
various groups in the area. My mother says
my grandma always remembered to give a
tray of these cookies to the people at LDC
(Lincoln Developmental Center). I think
she knew that for the people living there,
these would likely be the only cookies they
would get at Christmas time.”
- Derek
Walnut Tea Squares
Start with the lower crust:
¾ cup butter , creamed well
1/3 cup sugar
2 egg yolks, well beaten
1 1/2 cups flour
1 teaspoon vanilla
Blend and bake in a 9x9 baking pan in
moderate oven for 12 minutes or until
lightly browned.
Cover lower crust with this mixture:
1 1/2 cups brown Sugar
½ cup walnuts
½ teaspoon salt
1 cup shredded coconut, moistened with
milk
Spread over crust and bake in moderate
oven for twenty minutes. Allow cooling
time and cut into squares before serving.
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