Fruit Bars

Name: Fruit Bars
Ingredients: Crisco(R) Original No-Stick Cooking Spray; 1 cup Pillsbury BEST(R) All Purpose Flour; 1/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1/8 teaspoon salt; 1/3 cup butter, softened; 2/3 cup Orchard's Finest Preserves of your choice; 1/4 cup chopped pecans (optional)

8 ingredients

4 steps

Ingredients

Crisco(R) Original No-Stick Cooking Spray
1 cup Pillsbury BEST(R) All Purpose Flour
1/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup butter, softened
2/3 cup Orchard's Finest Preserves of your choice
1/4 cup chopped pecans (optional)

Directions

1

HEAT oven to 350°F. Coat 8x8-inch baking pan with no-stick cooking spray.
2

COMBINE flour, brown sugar, baking powder and salt in medium bowl. Mix in butter using a fork or pastry blender, until crumbly. Reserve 1/2 cup crumbs for topping. Press remaining crumbs evenly in prepared baking pan to form crust.
3

SPREAD preserves over top of crust. Combine reserved crumbs with pecans. Sprinkle over top of preserves.
4

BAKE 28 to 30 minutes or until golden brown. Cool. Cut into bars