Apricot Meringue Bars

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Title: Apricot Meringue Bars
Categories: Cookies
Yield: 24 servings

1/2 c Butter; (1 stick)
3/4 c Granulated sugar; divided
1 Egg
1/2 ts Vanilla
1 1/4 c All-purpose flour
1/8 ts Salt
1 c Apricot preserves
2 Egg whites
1/2 c Pecan pieces

Recipe by: St. Louis Post-Dispatch 12/2/96 Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Beat butter and 1/4 cup sugar until light. Beat in egg and vanilla.

Combine flour and salt. Gradually add dry ingredients to the butter
mixture. Pat into a 9-by-13-inch pan. Cover with apricot preserves.

Beat egg whites until soft peaks form. Gradually add remaining 1/2 cup
sugar. When very stiff, add pecan pieces. Spread over jam. Bake 35 to 40
minutes or until firm.

Yield: 24 squares.

Tester's note: Easy to do; an elegant, fancy bar with an excellent taste
and texture. I recommend cutting each square in half to make cookies into
triangular shapes.

Sue Harmon, Parkway West Middle School.

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