Instructions
Preheat the oven to 350º. Line 9 x 13 baking pan with non-stick foil (or regular foil sprayed with cooking spray).
In large mixing bowl cream butter and sugar. Add egg, and mix well. Mix together the flour and baking powder and add to the butter mixture. Add coconut, nuts, and vanilla, blending well. Add another ½ cup of flour if you’d like sturdier bars (a reader has a recipe that uses 2 whole cups of flour, but I’d start with ½ cup more and see if you like the texture).
Press two-thirds of the dough into the prepared baking pan. Spread with preserves. Crumble the remaining dough over the top of the preserves. Sprinkle with a handful more of almonds if desired.
Bake at 350° for 30 – 35 minutes or until golden brown. Cool and cut into squares.
Notes
*Some readers have suggested the crust may need some extra flour due to its delicate nature. Another reader said she has a similar recipe that uses 2 cups of flour instead of 1. If you’d like a sturdier bar, you could add ½ cup more flour to the batter. Add another ½ cup if you want even sturdier bars.
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