Apricot Bars - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3/4 c. butter (at room temperature)
1 egg
1/2 tsp. salt
1 1/2 c. shredded coconut
1 c. walnuts, chopped
1 c. sugar
1 1/2 tsp. vanilla
1 c. flour
8 oz. apricot preserves

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350\u00b0.
Cream the butter, sugar, egg and vanilla.
Mix in salt, flour and coconut. Stir well.
Reserve 3/4 cup for topping.
Spread the rest in a greased 9 x 11-inch pan. Spread apricot preserves over mixture and sprinkle nuts over preserves.
Crumble reserved 3/4 cup dough over top. Bake 30 minutes. Cool and cut into 24 bars.