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    • Apricot-Oatmeal Bars

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    Bars, Apricots 24 Servings

    INGREDIENTS

    1 1/4 c Flour
    1 1/4 c Oats; uncooked
    1/2 c Sugar
    1/2 ts Baking soda
    1/4 ts Salt
    3/4 c Butter
    2 ts Vanilla
    10 oz Apricot preserves
    1/2 c Coconut; flaked

    INSTRUCTIONS

    Combine flour, oats, sugar, soda and salt in a large bowl; blend well. Add
butter and vanilla; mix well until crumbly. Reserve 1 cup of mixture.
Press remaining crumb mixture into a greased 13X9 pan. Spread apricot
preserves on crust to within 1/4" of edge. Sprinkle with reserved crumb
mixture and coconut. Bake at 350F for 20-25 min, or until lightly browned.
Cool and cut into 24 bars.
Per serving: 164 Calories; 7g Fat (40% calories from fat); 2g Protein; 23g
Carbohydrate; 16mg Cholesterol; 118mg Sodium
NOTES : Southern Living 1986
Posted to TNT - Prodigy's Recipe Exchange Newsletter  by "Laura
J.Bettingen" <labette@sprynet.com> on Nov 5, 1997

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