Chewy Cherry Bars

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

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.

nonstick cooking spray, butter, brown sugar, almonds, flour, baking powder, oats, preserves

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/chewy-cherry-bars-164404 (may not work)