Coconut Pecan Apricot Bars

• 1 cup Butter, Softened, Organic No Salt
• 3/4 cups Brown Sugar, Packed
• 1-3/4 cup All-purpose Flour
• 1-1/2 cup Old Fashioned Oats
• 1/2 teaspoons Baking Soda
• 1/2 teaspoons Salt
• 1 cup Coconut, Shredded & Organic
• 1 cup Pecans, Chopped
• 18 ounces, weight Apricot Preserves

1. Heat oven to 400 F.
2. In a medium mixing bowl, thoroughly combine butter and brown sugar.
3. In another medium mixing bowl, combine the next 6 ingredients (flour through pecans). Combine butter mixture with oat mixture.
4. Press half of the oat mixture into an un-greased 9 X 13 pan. Spread preserves over the top, then top with remaining oat mixture.
5. Bake for 25-30 minutes or until golden light brown. Remove from oven. Cool for 30 minutes then cut into 2 inch bars.
6. Optional, but highly encouraged: serve warm with vanilla bean ice cream.

butter, brown sugar, allpurpose, oats, baking soda, salt, coconut, pecans, preserves

Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/desserts/coconut-pecan-apricot-bars/ (may not work)