Apricot Cream Cheese Bars

Ingredients

• 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 white 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

Directions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 350°F Prepare 9x11 glass baking dish with nonstick cooking spray.

2. 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. 3

   Now mix together apricots, water, white 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. 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. 5

   Pour the apricot mixture over the cream cheese mixture. Finally, crumble remaining oat mixture on top.

6. 6

   Bake at 350F for 30 minutes or until top is golden brown.

7. 7

   Store in airtight container in refrigerator.