Tangy banana bars
12 servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| -JUDI M. PHELPS | ||
| 1 | cup | Brown sugar; firmly packed |
| ½ | cup | Margarine or butter |
| 1 | Jar apricot preserves-10 oz | |
| 1 | teaspoon | Vanilla |
| 2 | Eggs | |
| 1¾ | cup | All purpose flour |
| ½ | teaspoon | Baking powder |
| ½ | teaspoon | Baking soda |
| 1 | cup | Bananas; thinly sliced about 2 medium |
| ¾ | cup | Nuts; chopped (your choice) |
| Powdered sugar | ||
Directions
Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease 13 x 9-inch pan. In large bowl, combine brown sugar, margarine, preserves, vanilla, and eggs; blend well. Lightly spoon flour into measuring cup; level off. By hand, stir in remaining ingredients except powdered sugar; mix just until blended. Pour into prepared pan.
Bake at 350 degrees for 30-40 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely; sprinkle with powdered sugar. Cut into bars. Makes 36 bars. 2 bars = 228 calories, 8 g fat.
SOURCE: Cookies, Cookies, and more Cookies cookbook. Shared and MM by Judi M. Phelps