Secret Agent Raspberry Bars Food

SECRET AGENT RASPBERRY BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F
• Using mixer, beat together butter and sugar at medium speed.
• Add flour and mix well. Add chopped pecans, almond extract, and salt, stirring until the flour mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
• Reserve 1 cup of the flour mixture and press the remainder into the bottom of an ungreased 9x13-inch baking dish.
• Spread raspberry preserves evenly over the crust.
• Sprinkle the reserved flour mixture over the preserves.
• Sprinkle the coconut on top.
• Bake until the crust and topping are golden, 25 to 30 minutes. Let cool and cut into squares.

CHEWY RED RASPBERRY BARS

Steps:

• HEAT oven to 350 degrees F. Spray 8-inch square baking pan with no-stick cooking spray.
• BEAT butter and brown sugar in medium bowl until smooth and fluffy. Beat in extract. Mix in flour, baking powder and oats until mixture is crumbly. Reserve 1/2-cup for topping. Pat remaining crumbs into bottom of prepared pan.
• SPOON preserves evenly over crumb crust in pan. Sprinkle with reserved crumb topping.
• BAKE 30 to 40 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool on wire rack. Cut into bars.

RASPBERRY CREAM CHEESE BARS

Steps:

• In a bowl, cream the butter and brown sugar. Combine the oats, flour, baking soda and salt; add to creamed mixture and mix well. Press three-fourths of the mixture into a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 11-13 minutes or until set and edges just begin to brown., Meanwhile, in a small bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar. Add eggs and vanilla; mix well. Spread over crust. Drop preserves by spoonfuls over cream cheese mixture; carefully spread evenly. Combine almonds and remaining oat mixture; sprinkle over preserves., Bake for 25-30 minutes or until set and edges are golden brown. Cool before cutting. Store in the refrigerator.

RASPBERRY CRUMBLE BARS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• Place the butter and sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment and mix on medium speed just until combined. With the mixer on low, add the vanilla.
• Sift the flour and salt together and, with the mixer on low, slowly add to the butter mixture, mixing until it almost comes together in a ball. Turn the dough out on a board. Lightly pat two-thirds of the dough evenly on the bottom of a 9-inch square baking pan and about 1/4-inch up the sides. Spread with the jam, leaving a 1/4-inch border. Mix the granola into the remaining dough with your hands. Break the dough into small bits and distribute it on top of the jam, covering most of the surface. Sprinkle the almonds on top. Bake the bars for 45 minutes, until lightly browned.
• Cool completely and cut into 9 or 12 bars. Sprinkle lightly with confectioners' sugar.

EASY RASPBERRY BARS

Steps:

• Set oven to 350°.
• Combine Flour, Sugar, Walnuts, Butter and Egg in large bowl.
• Beat on low speed for 2 minutes, or until mixture is crumbly.
• Reserve 1-1/2 cups of Crumb Mixture for topping.
• Press remaining crumb mixture in botom of 11" x 7" baking pan.
• Stir Raspberry Preserves until smooth; spread over crumb crust, to within 1/2" of sides of pan.
• Crumble the 1-1/2 cups of reserved mixture over the top.
• Bake for 45 minutes, or until lightly browned.
• Cool completely and cut into small bars.

GRANDMA'S RASPBERRY BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13 inch baking dish.
• In a medium bowl combine butter, white sugar, brown sugar, flour, baking powder and salt; mix well. Spread 2/3 of mixture into prepared pan.
• Spread jam over mixture.
• Combine remaining mixture with oats and walnuts; sprinkle over jam layer.
• Bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes.

RASPBERRY BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°.
• Mix all dry ingredients.
• Cut in butter until crumbly.
• Place half of crumb mixture in a 13x9 pan.
• Bake 10 minutes, let cool.
• Return oven to 325°.
• Mix jam and lemon juice well.
• Spread carefully over cooled crumbs.
• Sprinkle jam with remaining crumb mixture.
• Gently push crumbs into jam.
• Bake 15-20 minutes or until light golden brown.

OATMEAL COCONUT RASPBERRY BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• Spread 3/4 cup coconut evenly on a baking sheet.
• Toast in middle of oven, stirring once, until golden, about 8 minutes, and then cool.
• Blend together flour, sugars, and salt in 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 well combined.
• Reserve 3/4 cup of dough.
• Press remainder of dough evenly into bottom of a buttered 13x9-inch metal baking pan.
• Spread jam over it.
• Crumble reserved dough evenly over jam.
• Sprinkle with remaining 3/4 cup untoasted coconut.
• Bake in middle of oven until golden, 20-25 minutes.
• Cool completely in pan on a rack.
• Loosen from sides of pan with a sharp knife.
• Lift out in one piece and transfer to a cutting board.
• Cut into 24 bars.
• Note: Bars can be made 3 days ahead and kept in an airtight container.