Apricot Squares

By Addie

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 cup butter or margarine
• 1 egg beaten
• 3-4 tablespoons milk
• 2/3 cup apricot preserves
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup butter or margarine, melted
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 cups pecans chopped
• 1 cup coconut flaked

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350°. Grease a 9 x 9 x 2-inch baking pan.

In a medium bowl, mix flour and baking powder. With a pastry blender or two knives, cut in 1/2 cup butter or margarine until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in beaten egg and milk until flour mixture is moistened. Press dough into baking pan. Spread with apricot preserves.

In a medium bowl, stir sugar, melted butter or margarine, 1 egg and vanilla until well blended. Stir in nuts and coconut. Spread over apricot layer in pan.

Bake for 45 minutes or until top is browned. Cool on a wire rack. Chill before cutting into squares.