A round bar cookie with two rings of whole raspberries baked on top of the cookie. Sugar is sprinkled on top of the cookie. The cookie sits on the left side of the photo on a metal cooling rack. Background is a beige cotton fabric.

Raspberry Coconut Bar Cookie

Raspberry Coconut Bar Cookie is a less decadent version of a recipe I made whenever raspberries were in season. That version required an oven.

"Surely, a microwave version is possible," I thought. It's possible indeed. Raspberry Coconut Bar Cookie is made in the microwave.

It's not exactly the same as the oven baked original. Like the original, Raspberry Coconut Bar Cookie is a contrast of a sweet, slightly chewy cookie with tart raspberries.

Text and Photo by Jac Kyles Baker

Makes one 6 inch round bar cookie

Ingredients

2 TB unsalted butter, softened

2 TB vegetable oil

1/3 cup granulated sugar plus more for sprinkling

2 TB light brown sugar

1/4 tsp salt

1/4 tsp almond extract

1 egg, lightly beaten

1/3 cup sweetened shredded coconut

3/4 cup all purpose flour

1/2 tsp baking powder

10 to 15 fresh raspberries

Preparation

Oil or butter a 6 inch round microwave safe pan.

In a large bowl, whisk flour and baking powder together.

In a separate bowl: beat sugars, salt, oil and butter until light and creamy. Beat in egg. Stir in coconut and almond extract.

Make a well in the bottom of the flour bowl. Add a third of the liquid mixture to the well. Stir in some of the flour. Repeat a smooth batter forms.

Spread batter evenly into prepared pan. Press raspberries into the batter around the edge of pan to form a circle. Form a smaller circle within the outer circle with the berries. Sprinkle sugar over batter and raspberries (optional).

Microwave on 70% power (MED\HIGH) 3 minutes. Check the cookie's progress after each minute. Test doneness by sticking a toothpick into center of cake; a few crumbs should cling to the toothpick.

Cool pan on a wire rack for five minutes. Remove cookie from pan. Cool completely on rack.

Cook's Notes

Microwave power varies. Adjust power and times accordingly.

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