Blackberry Almond Bars Recipe

• 1 c. All-purpose flour
• 3/4 c. Quick-cooking oats
• 1/2 c. Granulated sugar
• 1/2 c. Butter or possibly margarine, room temp
• 1/2 tsp Almond extract
• 1/2 c. Red Blackberry preserves
• 1/3 c. Sliced almonds

1. 1.
2. Heat oven to 350 degrees.
3. Line an 8- or possibly 9-inch square baking pan with foil.
4. Lightly grease foil.
5. 2.
6. Mix flour, oats, and sugar in a large bowl.
7. 3.
8. Add in butter and cut in with pastry blender or possibly 2 knives till mix resembles coarse crumbs.
9. Stir in extract till blended.
10. 4.
11. Reserve about 1 c. oat mix.
12. Press remainder oven bottom of pan, adding more mix if needed to cover.
13. Spread preserves over top to about 1/2 inch from edges.
14. 5.
15. Mix almonds with reserved oat mix.
16. Sprinkle proportionately over preserves, then press down gently.
17. (Some preserves will show through.)
18. 6.
19. Bake 25-30 min or possibly till edges are golden brown.
20. Cold in pan on rack.
21. 7.
22. Lift foil by ends to cutting board.
23. Cut in bars.
24. Makes 24 bars, 105

allpurpose, oats, sugar, butter, red, almonds

Taken from cookeatshare.com/recipes/blackberry-almond-bars-86163 (may not work)