Preheat oven to 350º
Cream Crisco, salt, and the 1/4 C. sugar until fluffy. Blend in extract and egg yolks. Mix in flour. Pat dough into a ungreased 13x9x2 pan. Bake 15 minutes.
Spread hot crust with preserves top with coconut.
Beat egg whites until foamy. Add 1/2 C. sugar until soft peaks form. Spread over coconut
Bake 25 minutes cool completely on rack
Cut into 24 bars
Recipe submitted by dedee9 on 8/29/00