Vegan Oatmeal Cookie Bars

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup white sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 cups quick-cooking oats
• 1 cup dried cherries
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts (optional)
• 1/2 cup pancake syrup
• 1 cup applesauce
• 3/4 cup vegetable oil
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. Mix flour, white sugar, salt, baking powder, and baking soda in a large bowl. Stir in oats, cherries, walnuts, and pancake syrup. Make a well in the center; pour in applesauce, vegetable oil, and vanilla extract. Mix until dough comes together. Press dough into a 10x15-inch baking pan.
3. Bake in the preheated oven until lightly browned, 20 to 25 minutes. Cool before cutting into bars.

flour, white sugar, salt, baking powder, baking soda, quickcooking oats, cherries, walnuts, pancake syrup, applesauce, vegetable oil, vanilla

Taken from www.allrecipes.com/recipe/264522/vegan-oatmeal-cookie-bars/ (may not work)