Apricot Jam Bars Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in egg and vanilla. In a small bowl, whisk flour and baking powder; gradually add to creamed mixture, mixing well. Fold in coconut and walnuts., Press two-thirds of dough onto the bottom of a greased 13x9-in. baking pan. Spread with preserves; crumble remaining dough over preserves. Bake 30-35 minutes or until golden brown. Cool completely in pan on a wire rack. Cut into bars.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Line an 8x8-inch baking dish with parchment paper.
• Beat butter and caster sugar together in a bowl until smooth; beat in egg, almond extract, and vanilla extract.
• Whisk flour, almond flour, baking powder, and salt together in a bowl. Stir flour mixture into butter mixture until a smooth dough forms.
• Press 1/2 of the dough into the prepared baking dish. Spread apricot jam evenly over the dough. Drop remaining dough in small spoonfuls evenly over the jam.
• Bake in the preheated oven until golden, about 25 minutes. Allow to cool before cutting into squares and serving.

Steps:

• Cream room temperature butter with sugar until fluffy.
• Blend in the one egg yolk.
• Mix in 2 cups of flour , and the nuts .
• Divide dough in two parts.
• Spread or press 1 part in a greased 9 x 13 pan.
• Cover with the apricot jam.
• Drop remaining dough in spoonfuls over the jam, spreading to edges carefully.
• Bake in a 350F oven about 40 minutes or until golden.
• Cool and cut into squares.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Cream together butter and sugar.
• Beat in the egg and vanilla extract.
• Sift in the flour and baking powder.
• Stir in the coconut.
• Pat 3/4 of the dough onto the bottom and up the sides of a sprayed 9 x 11 shiny pan.
• Spread with jam - the amount is up to you whether you wish to use less than a cup or more.
• Sprinkle (or grate) the remaining dough over top.
• Bake for 35 minutes - until golden brown - depending on your oven.
• Remove from oven - use a pizza cutter to cut into squares, bars or diamonds and place on a wire rack to cool completely.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease an 8-inch square baking dish with cooking spray.
• Combine flour, oats, brown sugar, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl. Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
• Mix almond extract into the beaten egg and stir into the crumb mixture.
• Press half of the crumb mixture into the prepared baking dish and spread apricot preserves over it. Top with the remaining crumbs, and gently press down. Sprinkle almonds evenly over the top.
• Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, about 30 minutes.
• Remove from oven, cool on a wire rack, and then cut into squares.