Oatmeal fruit bar cookies

24 bars

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
1cupQuick cooking rolled oats
1cupFlour
½teaspoonSalt
½teaspoonCinnamon
1teaspoonVanilla
Artificial sweetener to equal 1/2 cup sugar
½cupShortening
2cupsDrained water-packed canned fruit (save juice)
2tablespoonsReserved fruit juice

Directions

SOURCE: Sugar Free...That's me! by Judith S. Majors, copyright 1978, ISBN #0-345-28708-8. Formatted into MM by Ursula R. Taylor.

Mix all ingredients except fruit and juice until mixture becomes coarse crumbs. Add the fruit juice to hold crumbs together. Press ½ of the crumbs into 8 x 8 inch square pan. Top with chopped or mashed fruit. Pat on remaining crumbs. Bake at 375 for 30 minutes. Cut into 24 bars when cool.

Makes 24 Bars. 2 Bars = 175 calories, ⅓ Fruit Exchange, 1 Bread Exchange and 2 Fat Exchanges.