Sherry'S Cranberry Crisp Bars - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 can whole cranberry sauce
1 c. flour
1 c. sugar
1 stick margarine
1/2 c. dry oats
1/4 c. wheat germ
1/2 c. chopped pecans (optional)

Preparation

Combine dry ingredients with margarine until crumbly, adding oatmeal at the end so as not to totally crumble oats.
Press 1/2 of mixture into a 9-inch square baking pan.
Beat cranberry sauce with a fork until it spreads easily.
Top first half of mixture with cranberry sauce.
Top cranberry sauce with remaining crumbly mixture.
Bake in a 325\u00b0 oven for 25 to 30 minutes.
May add nuts to top.
May use any flavor sugar-free fruit spread, orange marmalade, etc. to replace cranberry sauce.