Apricot Cream Cheese Bars

Total Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 1/4 cup powdered sugar
• 1 egg
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 cups apricots, chopped
• 1 cup water
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 cups rolled oats
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 1 cup margarine

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f prepare 9x11 glass baking dish with nonstick cooking spray.
• 2 next mix rolled oats with margarine, flour, baking soda, salt, and brown sugar, using your hands. mixture should be loose but not dry. you should be able to make a ball and have it stick without it falling apart. press half of this mixture into the bottom of the pan. set side the other half for topping.
• 3 now mix together apricots, water, sugar, and 1/2 teaspoons vanilla. place in saucepan on the stove on medum-high for 30 minutes until the apricots are soft and mushy.
• 4 next mix the cream cheese, powdered sugar, egg and 1/2 teaspoons vanilla in small mixing bowl. mix it well. pour it over the base.
• 5 pour the apricot mixture over the cream cheese mixture. finally, crumble remaining oat mixture on top.
• 6 bake at 350f for 30 minutes or until top is golden brown.
• 7 store in airtight container in refrigerator.