12 oz Butter or Margarine, soften

  1 1/4 c  Sugar

      2    Eggs

      1 ts Vanilla

      1 ts Salt

  3 3/4 c  Flour, divided

      1 c  Chopped Walnuts

     12 oz Raspberry Perserves or Jam

  Cream butter and sugar until fluffy. Beat in eggs and vanilla, mix well.
  Mix salt and 3/ cups flour together. Spread 3/4 of the batter in a greased
  11x17 jelly roll pan. Spread with jam, sprinkle nuts over all. Combine

  remaining / cup of dough and crumble. Sprinkle over the top. Bake in a
  preheated 350oF for 35 minutes. Cool and cut into 3/ dozen bars.
  Source: "The Yankee Kitchen" 03-18-93 (#6) [Ileen]