Apricot Bars - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/2 c. flour, sifted
1 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. salt
1 1/2 c. quick cooking rolled oats
1 c. brown sugar
3/4 c. butter or margarine
3/4 c. apricot preserves or jam

Preparation

Sift together flour, baking powder and salt; stir in rolled oats and sugar.
Cut in butter until crumbly.
Pat 2/3 of the crumb mixture into an 11 x 7 x 1 1/2-inch pan.
Spread with preserves. Cover the preserves with the remaining crumb mixture.
Bake in a moderate oven (375\u00b0) about 35 minutes or until browned.
Cool.
Cut into bars or squares.