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Apple Butter-oatmeal Bars

January 27, 2023

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Eggs		Bar cookies, Cookies, Desserts, Travel	12	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1/2	c	Butter Or Margarine, Softened
1/2	c	Brown Sugar, Packed
1/2	c	Apple Butter
1		Egg, Large
2/3	c	Flour, Unbleached
1/2	t	Baking Soda
1/2	t	Baking Powder
1/4	t	Salt
1	c	Oats, Quick Cooking Rolled
1	c	Coconut, Flaked

INSTRUCTIONS

Cream butter and sugar; blend in apple butter and egg.  Stir flour
with soda, baking powder and salt; stir into creamed mixture.  Stir  in
oats and coconut.  Spread in greased 13 X 9 X 2-inch baking pan.  Bake
at 350 degrees F. about 20 minuts.  If desired, sift powdered  sugar
over top while still warm; cool.  Cut into bars.  Makes 36 bars.  From
Better Homes & Garden's Homemade Cookies Cookbook, via The Home  BBS.
File  ftp://ftp.idiscover.co.uk/pub/food/mealmaster/recipes/travel.zip

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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 187 Calories From Fat: 88 Total Fat: 10.2g Cholesterol: 35.8mg Sodium: 152.8mg Potassium: 64mg Carbohydrates: 23g Fiber: 1.1g Sugar: 15.7g Protein: 1.6g