Coconut Graham Cracker Squares Recipe

Coconut Graham Cracker Squares Recipe

  • 1 cup butter or margarine
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 1 egg, beaten
  • 1 cup flaked coconut
  • 1 cup chopped walnuts
  • 1 cup graham cracker crumbs
  • 24 whole graham crackers
  • FROSTING:
  • 1/4 cup butter or margarine, softened
  • 2 cups confectioners' sugar
  • 2 tablespoons milk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt
  1. In a heavy saucepan, melt butter. Stir in sugar, milk and eggs. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 10 minutes. Remove from the heat. Stir in coconut, nuts and cracker crumbs.
  2. Line a greased 15-in. x 10-in. x 1-in. baking pan with 12 whole crackers. Spread with the coconut mixture. Top with remaining crackers; press down gently. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
  3. Meanwhile, in a mixing bowl, combine frosting ingredients; beat until smooth. Break each cracker into four portions; spread with frosting.