coconut raspberry bars

Name: Coconut Raspberry Bars
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 16
Ingredients: 1 cup(s) all purpose flour; 1 teaspoon(s) baking powder; 1/2 cup(s) butter or margarine; 2 large eggs; 1 tablespoon(s) milk; 1/2 cup(s) raspberry jam; 4 tablespoon(s) melted butter or margarine; 2/3 cup(s) sugar; 2 cup(s) flaked coconut; 1 teaspoon(s) vanilla extract

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Karla Everett

Greenacres, WA

Updated on Sep 14, 2011

These are really good fruit bars , you can change the flavor of preserves to what ever you desire , I like to put apricot or strawberry filling as well. picture is borrowed from the net to show you what they look like.

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prep time 10 Min

cook time 30 Min

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yield 16 bars

Ingredients

1 cup all purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 cup butter or margarine
2 large eggs
1 tablespoon milk
1/2 cup raspberry jam
4 tablespoons melted butter or margarine
2/3 cup sugar
2 cups flaked coconut
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

How To Make coconut raspberry bars

Step 1

Mix the flour and baking powder together into a bowl ; add the butter and mix until its the consistency of cornmeal.

Step 2

Stir in 1 of the eggs and the milk until a soft dough forms ; spread evenly into the bottom of a un-greased 8x8" sq. pan.
Step 3

Spread the jam evenly over the top of the dough.
Step 4

Stir together the remaining egg with the butter , sugar , coconut and vanilla ; spread on top of the jam.
Step 5

Bake @ 350° for 30 minutes or until the top is lightly browned.
Step 6

Cool and then cut into 1-1/2 to 2 " squares.
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