Apricot Oatmeal Bars

(from Lucianolinda’s recipe box)

Source: Home Cooking-Helen Treacy- Charleston, West Virginia

Categories: Cookie Bars-Brownies

Ingredients

  • Crumb Mixture:
  • 1 1/2 cups flour
  • 1 1/4 cups quick cooking oats
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 3/4 cup butter, melted
  • 1/2 tsp. baking soda
  • 1/4 tsp. salt
  • 2 tsp. vanilla
  • Filling:
  • 10 oz. jar apricot preserves
  • 1/2 cup flaked coconut

Directions

  1. Heat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. In a large mixer bowl combine all crumb mixture ingredients. eat at low speed, scraping bowl often, until mixture is crumbly (1 to 2 minutes).
  3. Reserve 1 cup crumb mixture; press remaining crumb mixture into greased 9 × 13-inch pan. Spread apricot preserves to within one half inch from edge of crumb mixture and coconut. Bake for 22 to 27 minutes or until edges are lightly browned.

  4. makes 3 dozen

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