Raspberry Bars - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 1/4 cups flour
1 cup sugar
1 cup chopped pecans
1 cup butter or 1 cup margarine, softened
1 egg
1 (10 ounce) jar raspberry preserves

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F In a large mixing bowl, combine flour, sugar, pecans, butter& egg.
Beat at low speed, scraping bowl often, until mixture is crumbly (about 2-3 minutes).
Reserve 1 1/2 cups crumb mixture; set aside.
Press remaining crumb mixture on bottom of greased 8- or 9-inch square baking pan.
Spread preserves to within 1/2 inch of edge.
Crumble reserved crumb mixture over preserves.
Bake 40-50 minutes or until lightly browned.
Cool completely; cut into bars or squares.