Coconut Caramel Macadamia Squares - Three Many Cooks

Ingredients

• 1 1⁄4 cups (51⁄2 ounces) unbleached all-purpose flour
• 1⁄3cup (11⁄3 ounces) confectioners’ sugar
• 1⁄4 teaspoon table salt
• 10 tablespoons (5 ounces) unsalted butter, cut into 10 pieces and chilled
• 1tablespoon cold water
• 2 cups (10 ounces) unsalted macadamia nuts, toasted and coarsely chopped
• 1⁄2 cup (11⁄4 ounces) shredded coconut, toasted
• 11⁄4 cups (83⁄4 ounces) granulated sugar
• 2⁄3 cup water
• 1⁄2 cup heavy cream, at room temperature
• 4 tablespoons (2 ounces) unsalted butter, cut into 2 pieces and softened
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• Makes thirty-six 11⁄2-inch squares