# Queen Anne Squares

Queen Anne Squares are a Newfoundland Christmas favorite.

- Category: Dessert
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 0.66 cup melted and cooled butter
- 0.66 cup brown sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 egg
- 1 cup flour
- 4 tablespoons cocoa powder
- 2 cups shredded coconut
- 1 can sweetened condensed milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 0.25 cup softened butter
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 3 tablespoons milk
- 3 tablespoons cocoa powder
- healthy splash vanilla extract

## Instructions

1. For the crust, combine 2/3 cup of melted and cooled butter, 2/3 cup of brown sugar, 2 teaspoons of vanilla extract and 1 egg
2. Combine these ingredients together
3. Whisk 1 cup of flour with 4 tablespoons of cocoa powder
4. Add that flour to your wet ingredients
5. Combine these together and transfer to the bottom of your 8 by 8 prepared pan
6. Press the crust firmly into the bottom and make sure it extends to reach all the corners
7. Set that to the side
8. Make the middle layer by combining 2 cups of shredded coconut and one can of sweetened condensed milk
9. Add a teaspoon of vanilla extract
10. Combine the coconut and the sweetened condensed milk together
11. Once combined get that second layer on top
12. Spread this around and make sure all of the crust is covered
13. Bake into the oven at 350 degrees for 30 minutes
14. Let these fully cool in their pan on a wire cooling rack
15. Make the delicious chocolate frosting with 1/4 cup of softened butter, 2 cups of powdered sugar, 3 tablespoons of milk, 3 tablespoons of cocoa powder and a healthy splash of vanilla extract
16. Scrape of a bowl down well and make sure that base is entirely cool
17. Add the frosting
18. Cut the squares
19. Store them in an airtight container or a ziploc bag in the refrigerator

## Tips

- Keep milk nearby, as you might need to add an extra teaspoon or two to the chocolate frosting
- Chill in the fridge for at least an hour or a couple of hours before cutting
- Store them in an airtight container or a ziplock bag in the refrigerator
- These also freeze really well

## Source

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- Extracted: 2025-05-27

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