Apricot Bars - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. sugar
1 c. margarine (2 sticks)
2 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
2 c. flour

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350\u00b0.
Cream sugar and margarine.
Add eggs and vanilla.
Stir in flour.
Save 1/4 of the dough to dot the top.
Spread out remainder of dough in jelly roll pan, 10 1/2 x 15 1/2-inch.
Spread with Smucker's apricot preserves and sprinkle with chopped pecans, if desired.
With teaspoon, dot remaining dough on top.
Bake for 30 minutes.
When cool, cut into bars.