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Raspberry Coconut Squares

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Recipe information

  • Yield

    Makes about 35 roughly 2 1/2-inch squares

Ingredients

For crust:

15 Graham crackers (roughly 5- by 2 1/2-inches)
1 stick (1/2 cup) cold margarine or unsalted butter
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup sugar
2 large eggs

For filling:

one 12-ounce jar seedless raspberry jam (about 1 cup)
1 stick (1/2 cup) unsalted butter, softened
1 cup sugar
2 large eggs
two 7-ounce packages sweetened flaked coconut (about 4 cups)

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Preheat oven to 350° F. Lightly grease a 17-by 12-inch jelly-roll pan.

  2. Make crust:

    Step 2

    In a food processor finely grind graham crackers (you will have about 2 cups crumbs). Cut margarine or butter into bits. In a large bowl stir together crumbs, flour, and sugar. Add margarine or butter with your fingertips blend until mixture resembles coarse meal. In a bowl lightly beat eggs. Add eggs to crumb mixture, tossing with a fork to blend, and press evenly onto bottom of pan.

  3. Make Filling:

    Step 3

    Spread jam evenly over crust. In a lage bowl with an electric mixer beat butter briefly and add sugar, beating until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after addition. Add coconut and beat until combined.

    Step 4

    Drop coconut mixture by small spoonfulls over jam and spread carefully, coating jam evenly.

    Step 5

    Bake confection in middle of oven 20 minutes, or until golden brown, and cool in pan on a rack. Chill confection until cold, at least 1 hour, before cutting.

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