Cherry Oatmeal Cookie Bars - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 (16 ounce) bags frozen cherries, thawed
1 cup sucanat
2 cups whole wheat flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 cups rolled oats
1 cup margarine, melted

Preparation

Check cherries for pits. Drain. Put cherries into a blender (one bag at a time) and blend until somewhat blended but still chunky. Put into a colander or strainer to drain.
Combine sucanat, flour, baking powder, salt and oats.
Add margarine and stir.
Put 3/4 of flour mixture into a greased or sprayed 9x13 pan and pat it down.
Spread blended cherries on top.
Top with rest of flour mixture.
Bake for 35-40 minutes at 350 degrees.