Prep Time: 45 min
Total Time: 3 hours 50 min
Makes: 24 bars
1 pouch (1 lb 1.5 oz) Betty Crocker® sugar cookie
mix
2 tablespoons Gold Medal® all-purpose flour
1/3 cup butter or margarine, softened
1 egg, slightly beaten
Filling
2 packages (8 oz each) cream cheese, softened
1 can (16 oz) cream of coconut (not coconut milk)
3 tablespoons lime juice
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 eggs
Topping
1 container (12 oz) Betty Crocker® Whipped cream
cheese frosting
1 1/4 cups coconut, toasted
2 teaspoons grated lime peel
1. Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Spray bottom and sides
of 13x9-inch pan with
cooking spray. In large bowl, stir cookie base
ingredients until soft dough forms.
Press evenly in bottom of pan. Bake 15 to 18 minutes
or until golden brown. Cool 15
minutes.
2. Meanwhile, in large bowl, beat cream cheese with
electric mixer on medium speed
until light and fluffy. Beat in cream of coconut until
well blended. Beat in lime juice,
vanilla and 2 eggs until smooth. Spread over cookie
base.
3. Bake 40 to 45 minutes or until set and light golden
brown on edges. Cool 30
minutes at room temperature. Refrigerate 1 hour to
cool completely.
4. Carefully spread frosting over filling. Sprinkle
with coconut and lime peel. Cover;
refrigerate 30 minutes. For bars, cut into 6 rows by 4
rows. Store covered in
refrigerator