Cherry And Oat Bars - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 3/4 cups all purpose flour
3 cups rolled oats
1 2/3 cups butter, cut into small cubes
1 2/3 cups brown sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
5 cups pitted cherries or blueberries

Preparation

Heat oven to 350\u00b0F. In a bowl, mix the flour, oats, butter, sugar, vanilla extract and a pinch of salt. Rub the butter into the mixture with your fingers then stir in the cherries.
Spread onto a greased 12 x 15 inch baking tray and bake for about 30 minutes. Remove and cool on a wire rack before cutting into 2 inch bars.