Holiday Coconut Apricot Bars
Easy to make and delicious, these bars are perfect for holiday cookie swaps and make great hostess gifts.
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup butter softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 3/4 cup oats old fashioned
- 3/4 cup coconut sweetened flakes
- 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 egg
- 1 jar apricot preserves 10-12 oz
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees
- Cream butter and sugar in a large bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy
- Add egg and vanilla and mix well
- In another bowl, whisk together flour and baking powder
- Slowly add flour mixture to the wet mixture
- Fold in the coconut and oats and mix well
- Press 2/3 of the dough onto the bottom of a greased 13x9 inch baking pan
- Spread evenly with the apricot preserves
- Crumble reserved dough over the top of the preserves
- Bake for about 40 minutes or until golden brown
- Cool completely and cut into bars