Coffee-Coconut Squares

So Juho's cousin gave me a little Finnish Cookie Recipe book! Ah the joy! And this was the first recipe I tried out of it...Coffee-Coconut Squares (Of course!!) What is even more fun is all the recipes are in Finnish so I'm learning Finnish as I bake :)

But here is the recipe and the instructions in English if you would like to have a go at it. And I'm pretty sure you do, cos these little squares were yum yum and it was hard for me to resist gobbling all of them down. Luckily I have a husband and he has a sister ;) ENJOY!


 Ingredients:

Coconut Squares:

190g all-purpose flour
30g cocoa powder
225g sugar
135g coconut flakes
250g butter, melted and then allowed to cool
2 tbs instant coffee dissolved in 1 tbs warm water

Mocha Topping:

300g powdered sugar
1 tbs instant coffee
30g melted butter
2 tbs hot water

Instructions:

Coconut Squares:

1. Preheat your oven to 180 C. Grease a 9x13 pan.

2. Sift the flour and cocoa powder into a bowl.

3. Add sugar and coconut flakes to flour.

4. Add the melted butter and the coffee mixture and mix well.

5. Press the mixture into the greased pan to for the base.

6. Put it in to the oven for about 20 minutes and once done, allow it to cool completely before applying the topping.

Mocha topping:

1. Mix the powdered sugar and instant coffee powder in a small bowl.

2. To the bowl, add the melted butter and the hot water.

3. Mix until the mixture is smooth and if necessary add some more water.

4. Apply it over the cooled base.

5. Allow the squares to stand at room temperature until the topping has solidified. Then cut and serve!

Have fun baking!

Love,
Keshi