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Apricot Oatmeal Bars Recipe


Apricot Oatmeal Bars Recipe
This recipe came from an estate sale. I obtained it when I purchased the family collection from the Boswell Estate in Arlington, Texas in 1984.

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Ingredients
  • 1/2 cup shortening
  • 3/4 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
  • 1 tablespoon milk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup all purpose flour
  • 1 cup quick cooking rolled oats
  • 3/4 cup apricot preserves

Directions
  1. Preheat oven to 375.
  2. Beat shortening and brown sugar using electric mixer for 5 minutes.
  3. Add milk, vanilla and salt then beat until light.
  4. Add flour and oats to shortening mixture and combine.
  5. Set aside 1 cup of the crumbs for topping.
  6. Pat remaining crumb mixture into bottom of rectangular baking pan.
  7. Spread preserves over crumb crust to within 1/2" of edge of pan.
  8. Sprinkle reserved crumb mixture over preserves.
  9. Bake at 375 for 25 minutes.
  10. Cool completely on wire rack then cut into bars.

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