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

1. 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.

2. 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.

3. 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.

4. makes 36 bars

5. For ease in spreading preserves can be warmed slightly.

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