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Raspberry Nut Bars




Source of Recipe


Redbook


List of Ingredients




Base Dough
1 1/4 cups butter or margarine, softened
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 cup sugar
1 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
3 eggs
3 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt

Raspberry Nut Bars
1/2 cup seedless raspberry preserves
1/2 cup slivered almonds
2/3 cup shredded coconut



Recipe



1. For base dough, beat butter and vanilla until creamy, add sugar and brown sugar, stirring until smooth. Beat in eggs, then gradually stir in flour, baking soda, and salt. Heat oven to 375 degrees F.

2. For Raspberry Nut Bars, line a 13" x 9" baking pan with foil and grease foil. Remove half of base dough and spread in baking pan. Stir preserves until smooth, and drizzle, then spread over dough. Sprinkle with nuts, then coconut. Bake 25 to 30 minutes. Cool in pan on wire rack. When cool, lift foil from pan, transfer cookie to cutting board, and cut into 1 1/2" bars. Makes: 48 cookies.