Apricot Meringue Bars Recipe

• 1/2 c. Butter (1 stick)
• 3/4 c. Granulated sugar divided
• 1 x Egg
• 1/2 tsp Vanilla
• 1 1/4 c. All-purpose flour
• 1/8 tsp Salt
• 1 c. Apricot preserves
• 2 x Egg whites
• 1/2 c. Pecan pcs

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Beat butter and 1/4 c. sugar till light.
3. Beat in egg and vanilla.
4. Combine flour and salt.
5. Gradually add in dry ingredients to the butter mix.
6. Pat into a 9-by-13-inch pan.
7. Cover with apricot preserves.
8. Beat egg whites till soft peaks form.
9. Gradually add in remaining 1/2 c. sugar.
10. When very stiff, add in pecan pcs.
11. Spread over jam.
12. Bake 35 to 40 min or possibly till hard.
13. Yield: 24 squares.
14. Tester's note: Easy to do; an elegant, fancy bar with an excellent taste and texture.
15. I recommend cutting each square in half to make cookies into triangular shapes.
16. Sue Harmon, Parkway West Middle School.

butter, sugar, egg, vanilla, allpurpose, salt, apricot preserves, egg whites

Taken from cookeatshare.com/recipes/apricot-meringue-bars-68989 (may not work)