Raspberry Bars

Every time we have made these bars we seem to change the jam around.  However when Valentine day is close by the selected jam used is usually a red one.

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• 1 cup butter or Margarine - softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 2 cups flour
• 2/3 cup raspberry jam
• 1/4 cup melted butter or margarine
• 1 and 1/3 cups coconut
• 2 eggs lightly beaten
• 1 tsp sugar.

Method

1. Cream together 1 cup of butter or margarine and 1 cup of sugar.
2. Add the flour.
3. Blend well.
4. Pat the crust mixture into a greased 7.75 x 33 x 5cm [9 x 13x2 inch] baking pan.
5. Spread the raspberry jam over crust layer.
6. Mix together the remaining ingredients.
7. Spread this mixture evenly over the crust and jam mixture.
8. Bake at 175 deg C [350 Deg F] for 25 to 30 minutes.
9. Cool in the pan on the rack.
10. When cool cut into bars.

Safety measures to insist on are that the bars are stored out of the way of little fingers until the hot jam mixture has cooled down well enough to place the finger anywhere near.  Also the use of beaters is something that requires closer than normal supervision and updating of indtuctions.

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