Meringue Raspberry Bars

Total Time: 58 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 43 mins

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup butter or 3/4 cup margarine, softened
• 1 cup sugar, divided
• 2 eggs
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon milk
• 1/2 cup flaked coconut
• 1 (10 ounce) jar raspberry preserves
• 3/4 cup chopped pecans

Recipe

• 1 cream margarine and 1/4 c sugar until light and fluffy.
• 2 beat in egg yolks.
• 3 stir in flour and milk.
• 4 spread evenly in ungreased 9x13x2" baking pan.
• 5 bake at 350 for 15-18 minutes.
• 6 remove from oven.
• 7 place on rack while preparing meringue.
• 8 beat egg whites in small bowl until foamy.
• 9 add 3/4 c sugar gradually until meringue forms stiff peaks.
• 10 stir in coconut.
• 11 spread preserves on baked layer.
• 12 sprinkle with nuts.
• 13 dot meringue on raspberry-nut layer.
• 14 spread evenly.
• 15 bake at 350 for 25 minutes.
• 16 cool in pan on rack.
• 17 cut into bars.