Oatmeal and Jam Bars

Oatmeal and Jam Bars

Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup margarine, softened
• 3/4 cup brown sugar
• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1 1/2 cups rolled oats (regular oatmeal, not instant)
• 1/2 cup chopped almonds (optional)
• 1 1/2 cups jam (your choice of flavor) or 1 1/2 cups preserves (your choice of flavor)

Directions

• 1 Preheat over to 350.
• 2 Grease a 9x13 baking pan.
• 3 In a large mixing bowl, cream margarine and sugar.
• 4 Add remaining ingredients except for jam and mix well.
• 5 Pat three-fourths of dough into bottom of pan.
• 6 Spread jam evenly over top of dough.
• 7 Crumble remaining dough over jam.
• 8 Bake 30 minutes. Cool in pan, then cut onto 2 inch squares.