Oatmeal Coconut Raspberry Bars - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups sweetened flaked coconut
1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup packed light brown sugar
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup cold unsalted butter, cut into pieces
1 1/2 cups old fashioned oats
3/4 cup seedless raspberry jam

Preparation

Preheat oven to 375\u00b0F.
Spread 3/4 cup coconut evenly on a baking sheet.
Toast in middle of oven, stirring once, until golden, about 8 minutes, and then cool.
Blend together flour, sugars, and salt in food processor.
Then add butter and blend until a dough begins to form.
Transfer to a bowl and knead in oats and toasted coconut until well combined.
Reserve 3/4 cup of dough.
Press remainder of dough evenly into bottom of a buttered 13x9-inch metal baking pan.
Spread jam over it.
Crumble reserved dough evenly over jam.
Sprinkle with remaining 3/4 cup untoasted coconut.
Bake in middle of oven until golden, 20-25 minutes.
Cool completely in pan on a rack.
Loosen from sides of pan with a sharp knife.
Lift out in one piece and transfer to a cutting board.
Cut into 24 bars.
Note: Bars can be made 3 days ahead and kept in an airtight container.