Apricot Bars - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/2 c. flour
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 jam or preserves

Preparation

Mix together flour, baking powder and salt; stir in rolled oats and sugar.
Cut in butter until crumbly.
Pat 2/3 of crumb mixture in 11 x 7 x 1 1/2-inch pan.
Spread with preserves.
Cover with remaining crumb mixture.
Bake in oven at 375\u00b0
about 35 minutes or until browned.
Cool.
Cut in bars or squares.
Makes about 2 1/2 dozen (3 x 1-inch) bars, or about 6 dozen (1-inch) squares.