Coconut Jam Fingers - cooking recipe

Ingredients

BASE
1/2 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
1 cup flour
3 tablespoons flour
1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted and cooled
1/2 cup seedless rapsberry jam (or the jam of your choice)
TOPPING
2 large eggs, beaten lightly
1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
3 tablespoons flour
1 1/2 cups sweetened long shred coconut
1 cup chopped almonds
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 teaspoon sea salt

Preparation

Preheat the oven to 350\u00b0F.
BASE: Blend the brown sugar, flour and butter until the mixture is well combined. Press evenly into the bottom of a 9x13-inch baking pan. Bake in the middle of the oven for 10 minutes. Remove from the oven and spread with the raspberry jam.
Beat the eggs, sugar, flour, coconut, almonds, vanilla and salt together.
Spread the coconut mixture evenly over the crust and bake for 20 minutes, or until it is pale golden. Cut into 48 bars while warm and let them cool completely in the pan on a rack.
Store in an airtight container for up to 5 days at room temperature. Freeze for longer storage.