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Lemon squares

Name: Lemon squares
Ingredients: 100 g Butter; 187 ½ g Condensed milk; 250 g Malt biscuits; 1 cup Desiccated coconut; 1 Lemon (Main); 100 g Cream cheese (Main); 25 g Butter; 1 Lemon (Main); 1 ¼ cups Icing sugar

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Jan Bilton

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100 g	Butter
187 ½ g	Condensed milk
250 g	Malt biscuits
1 cup	Desiccated coconut
1	Lemon (Main)

100 g	Cream cheese (Main)
25 g	Butter
1	Lemon (Main)
1 ¼ cups	Icing sugar

Grease the base of a 28cm x 20cm slice pan. Line the base with baking paper.
Melt the butter and combine with the condensed milk. Finely crush the buscuits, grate the lemon rind and add to the remaining ingredients.
Press into the pan. Level the top by rolling with a straight-sided glass.
To prepare the icing, soften the cream cheese and butter and beat together well. Add the lemons rind. Gradually mix in the icing sugar to the required consistency.
Spread over the biscuit base and refrigerate. When firm, cut into squares. Decorate the top as preferred. Some recommended garnishes are lemon peel, chopped candied peel or icing flowers.