Twice Baked Pecan Squares

½ cup unsalted butter or margarine; softened
½ cup dark brown sugar; firmly packed
1 cup plain flour
2 eggs
1 cup light brown sugar; firmly packed
1 cup Pecan Valley Pecan Pieces
½ cup flaked coconut
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 pinch sea salt
Powdered sugar

1. Preheat oven to 350ºF.
2. Combine butter and dark brown sugar, creaming until light and fluffy. Add 1 cup flour; mix well. Press evenly into a greased 13-inch-by-9-inch-by-2-inch baking pan.
3. Bake in preheated oven for 20 minutes.
4. Beat eggs until frothy; gradually add light brown sugar, beating until smooth and thickened. Combine pecans, coconut and 2 tablespoons flour; stir. Combine egg mixture, nut mixture, vanilla and salt; mix well and spread evenly over crust.
5. Continue baking for 20 minutes or until golden brown; let cool. Sprinkle lightly with powdered sugar (optional) and cut into squares.

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