Old World Raspberry Bars

Prep: 15 minutes
Bake: 40 minutes
Makes: 24 bars

Crumb Mixture:

2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup sugar
1 cup chopped pecans
1 cup butter, softened
1 egg

Filling:

1 (10 oz.) jar raspberry preserves or your favorite preserves

HEAT oven to 350 degrees. In a large mixing bowl, combine all crumb mixture ingredients. Beat at low speed, scraping the bowl often, until mixture is crumbly (2 to 3 minutes).
Reserve 1 1/2 cups crumb mixture, set aside.

PRESS remaining crumb mixture on bottom of greased 8- or 9-inch square baking pan. Spread preserves to within a 1/2 inch of edge. Crumble reserved crumb mixture over preserves.

BAKE for 40 to 50 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool completely. Cut into bars.

Cover and store in pan up to 5 days or freeze up to 1 month.

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Picture above is my attempt to be somewhat creative. I used strawberry instead of raspberry as that is what I had in the kitchen. It was still very good.