* Exported from MasterCook *

                      Oatmeal Coconut Raspberry Bars

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Serving Size  : 24    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : New Recipe                      Regular Sweet


  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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  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
  1 1/2         sticks  cold unsalted butter -- (3/4 cup) cut into pieces
  1 1/2           cups  old-fashioned oats
     3/4           cup  seedless raspberry jam

Preheat oven to 375°F.

Spread 3/4 cup coconut evenly on a baking sheet and toast in middle of oven, stirring once, until golden, about 8 minutes, then cool. 

Blend together flour, sugars, and salt in a 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 combined well. 

Reserve 3/4 cup dough, then press remainder evenly into bottom of a buttered 13- by 9-inch metal baking pan and spread jam over it. Crumble reserved dough evenly over jam, then sprinkle with remaining 3/4 cup (untoasted) coconut. 

Bake in middle of oven until golden, 20 to 25 minutes, then cool completely in pan on a rack. Loosen from sides of pan with a sharp knife, then lift out in 1 piece and transfer to a cutting board. 

Cut into 24 bars.

Source:
  "Gourmet Magazine Feb 2002"

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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 152 Calories; 6g Fat (35.5% calories from fat); 2g Protein; 24g Carbohydrate; 1g Dietary Fiber; 16mg Cholesterol; 52mg Sodium.  Exchanges: 1/2 Grain(Starch); 1 Fat; 1 Other Carbohydrates.

NOTES : Cooks'note: 
• Bars can be made 3 days ahead and kept in an airtight container at room temperature. 

Makes 24 bars.
Nutr. Assoc. : 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0