Apricot Bars - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3/4 c. margarine
1 c. firmly packed brown sugar
1 1/2 c. all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1 1/2 c. quick cooking oats (uncooked)
1 (10 oz.) jar apricot preserves

Preparation

Cream butter; gradually add sugar, beating until light and fluffy.
Combine flour, soda and oats; add to creamed mixture. Press half of the crumb mixture into the bottom of a cookie sheet. Spread preserves over pressed crumb mixture. Sprinkle remainder of crumb mixture over preserves.
Bake at 400\u00b0 for 15 minutes. Cool and cut into bars.
Yield: approximately 4 dozen.