Mincemeat Bars - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 c. rolled oats
1 3/4 c. sifted flour
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1 c. brown sugar, packed
1 c. shortening
1 1/2 c. moist mincemeat
1/2 c. ground pecans

Preparation

Put oats through food chopper on coarse blade.
Add flour, soda and sugar.
Mix thoroughly. Cut in shortening until mixture is crumbly. Divide into 2 parts.
Pack half firmly in oiled 7 1/2 x 11-inch pan. Spread mincemeat evenly on top, then add remaining dough and pack firmly. Bake in oven at 350\u00b0 for 40 minutes. Cool good.
Cut into 14 to 16 bars.