RASPBERRY NUT BARS

By stepjo7269

Taste of Home's Gifts from the Country Kitchen Cookbook p. 80.

Ingredients

• GLAZE:
• 1/2 cup stick margarine
• 1/4 cup reduced-fat stick margarine
• 1/3 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup chopped pecans
• 2/3 cup raspberry jam
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
• 2 teaspoons fat-free milk
• Directions
• ●In a large bowl, cream margarine and sugars. Beat in egg and vanilla.
• ●Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; add to creamed mixture. Stir in 1/2 cup pecans.
• ●Spread half of the dough into a 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan that has been coated with cooking spray.
• ●Combine jam and lemon juice; spread over dough. Dollop remaining dough over top. Sprinkle with remaining pecans.
• ●Bake at 325 degrees for 30-35 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool.
• ●Combine glaze ingredients; drizzle over bars.
• Editor's Note: This recipe uses both regular margarine and reduced-fat margarine.

Preparation

Step 1

Nutritional Analysis: One bar equals 107 calories, 88 mg sodium, 6 mg cholesterol, 15 gm carbohydrate, 1 gm protein, 5 gm fat. Diabetic Exchanges: 1 starch, 1 fat.