Chewy Cherry Bars

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• nonstick cooking spray, with flour
• 1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine, room temperature
• 1 cup packed light brown sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon almonds or 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 cup quick-cooking oats
• 1/2 cup smucker's cherry preserves

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350.
• 2 spray 8-inch square baking pan with baking spray.
• 3 beat butter and sugar in medium bowl until fluffy, beat in vanilla.
• 4 mix in flour, baking powder and oats until crumbly.
• 5 reserve 1/4 cup mixture; pat remaining mixture in bottom of prepared pan.
• 6 dot preserves over crumb crust in pan; sprinkle with reserved crumb mixture.
• 7 bake until brown; 30 to 40 minutes.
• 8 cool on wire rack.
• 9 cut into bars.