Apricot Bars - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 c. Crisco
3/4 c. brown sugar
1 Tbsp. milk
1 tsp. vanilla
1/4 tsp. salt
1 c. flour
1 c. quick cooking oats
1 lb. apricots or prunes, cooked and sweetened

Preparation

Cream Crisco, sugar, milk, vanilla and salt until fluffy.
Add flour and oats and mix well.
Set aside 1 cup mixture for topping. Pack remaining in ungreased 9 x 12-inch pan.
Spread cooked and sweetened apricots or prunes in pan and sprinkle with the cup of reserved topping.
Bake in a 325\u00b0 oven for 25 minutes and enjoy.