Peachy Coconut Bars

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 cup chilled butter
• 2 eggs
• 1 tablespoon milk
• 3/4 cup peach preserves
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup melted butter
• 2 cups shredded sweetened coconut

Recipe

• 1 in a large bowl, combine flour and baking powder. using a pastry blender or your fingers, cut the butter into the flour till mixture is coarse and crumbly. using a wooden spoon, add eggs one at a time, then the milk, stirring to make a soft dough.
• 2 spread dough into a greased 8x8-inch or 9x9-inch pan (depending on how thick you want your bars).
• 3 spread preserves over dough and set pan aside.
• 4 to prepare topping: mix the sugar and the butter in a bowl. add the coconut and toss to coat. spread over the preserves and bake at 350° for 30 minutes. cool and cut into bars. pack airtight.