Company's Coming Raspberry Bars

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine, softened
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1 cup raspberry jam, may use less
• 2 large eggs
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 2 cups long thread coconut
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 bottom layer:.
• 3 combine all three ingredients in a bowl.
• 4 mix well until crumbly.
• 5 press into ungreased 9x9 inch pan.
• 6 bake in oven for 15 minutes.
• 7 filling:.
• 8 spoon jam in small dabs here and there over bottom layer.
• 9 spread carefully.
• 10 top layer:.
• 11 beat eggs until frothy.
• 12 add sugar, coconut, vanilla, baking powder, and flour.
• 13 stir to combine well. spread over jam layer.
• 14 bake in 350 degree oven for 25 to 35 minutes, until golden brown.
• 15 cool.
• 16 cuts into 36 squares.
• 17 these can also be made into yummy little tarts by replacing the bottom layer with unbaked pastry shells.