Categories: Cookie Bars- Fruit Bars- Brownies
Ingredients
- Base:
- 1 pkg. yellow or white cake mix
- 1/2 cup margarine or butter, melted
- 1/2 cup finely chopped almonds
- 1 cup apricot preserves
- Filling:
- 1 (8 oz.) pkg. cream cheese, softened
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 2 Tbsp. flour
- 1/8 tsp. salt
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 1 egg
- 1/3 cup apricot preserves
- 1/2 cup coconut
Directions
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Heat oven to 350 degrees. Generously grease 13 × 9 inch pan. In large bowl, combine cake mix and margarine; mix at low speed until crumbly. Stir in almonds. Reserve 1 cup base mixture for filling. Press remaining mixture in bottom of greased pan. Carefully spread 1 cup preserves over base.
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In small bowl, heat cream cheese, sugar, flour, salt, vanilla and egg until well blended. Stir in 1/3 cup preserves at low speed. Carefully spread filling mixture over base. Combine reserved 1 cup base mixture and coconut. Sprinkle over filling.
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Bake at 350 degrees for 30 to 40 minutes or until golden brown and center is set. Cool completely; cut into bars. Store in refrigerator.
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makes 36 bars
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For ease in spreading preserves can be warmed slightly.