Snowdrift Bars Food

SNOWDRIFT BARS

Steps:

• Melt butter, add sugar, lightly beaten eggs and coconut. Cook over low heat until thickened.
• Remove from heat, add vanilla and cool.
• Add remaining ingredients, spread in a 9 inch pan and chill.
• When cooled, frost with cream cheese icing.
• ICING: Blend the cream cheese, butter and vanilla, beat til smooth and creamy. Add in the icing sugar, more if needed for desired consistency. Spread the amount of icing you wish to use for the cake and refrigerate the rest, find the extra icing great to have on hand to ice muffins or cupcakes.
• Cooking time includes chilling time.

LEMON SNOWDRIFT BARS

Steps:

• For Base:.
• Melt butter over low heat in medium saucepan.
• Add beaten eggs, sugar and coconut.
• Cook over very low heat, stirring frequently, until thickened, about 10 minutes.
• Remove from heat and stir in vanilla.
• Add graham crumbs and nuts and stir to combine.
• Fold in marshmallows.
• Spread in a buttered 9 inch square pan.
• Chill until firm, about 45 minutes, then frost with Icing.
• Lemon Buttercream Icing:.
• In medium bowl, beat butter until soft and fluffy with hand mixer.
• Alternately blend in sugar and lemon juice gradually.
• Add milk or cream and continue beating until icing is white and creamy.
• You may need to add a little more lemon juice to get the right consistency. You want a fairly thick, but spreadable, creamy icing.
• Spread icing on cooled base.
• Refrigerate another 30 minutes until icing is set, and cut into 1 inch squares.