Apricot Bars - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 1/4 sticks margarine
1 c. sugar
1 egg
3 c. sifted flour
2 tsp. baking powder
few drops lemon extract
1 large jar apricot preserves

Preparation

Butter a 9 x 13-inch pan.
Preheat oven to 350\u00b0.
Melt margarine; add to sugar.
Add egg, flour and baking soda; mix well.
Then add lemon extract.
Put a large handful of dough in freezer.
Pat rest of mixture into pan and cover with preserves. Then crumble the chilled dough over the top and bake for 35 minutes.