Raspberry Bars

By ukiahgal67

Ingredients

• 4 1/2 cups flour
• 4 sticks butter, at room temperature
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2 cups pecans, chopped
• 18 oz. raspberry jam
• 1/2 cup oats (optional)
• 1/2 cup coconut (optional)

Details

Adapted from neighborfoodblog.com

Preparation

Step 1

1.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Grease a 9 x 13 inch baking pan.

2.
In the bowl of an electric mixer combine flour, butter, sugars, eggs, and pecans just until crumbly.
If you mix too long it will become more like a cookie dough.
No worries, it’ll still be delicious.

3.
Press all but about 2½ cups of the crumbs into the bottom of the pan.
Spread all the jam over the crumb mixture.

4.
Add the cup of oats to the remaining crumbs.
Crumble the mixture over the top of the jam.
You want the top to be kinda craggly so just pile the mixture in all sorts of weird shapes on top of the jam.

5.
Bake in the preheated oven for 35 minutes.
If desired sprinkle coconut over the top then return to the oven and bake for an additional 20 minutes, or until the top is a light golden brown and the jam is bubbly.

*Note:
This recipe can easily be halved and baked in an 8 x 8 inch square.