Apricot-raisin Bars



	Apricot-raisin Bars cookies, low-fat ----FILLING---- 1/2 cup dried apricots, diced 1/4 cup raisins 1/2 cup apples, peeled and grated 1/2 cup reduced-sugar apricot preserves ----CRUST---- 1 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1 cup all-purpose flour 1/2 cup oat bran 2 cup rolled oats 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1 cup brown sugar 3/4 cup reduced-calorie margarine, melted In a medium bowl, combine all filling ingredients. Stir well. Make crust: In a large bowl, combine baking soda, flour, oat bran, oats, cinnamon, and brown sugar. Stir in melted margarine. Press slightly more than half of crust mixture in bottom of a 9- by 13-inch pan sprayed with vegetable cooking spray. Spread on filling. Sprinkle on remaining crust. Bake at 325 degrees for 20 minutes. Cut into bars. Makes 24 bars Nutritional analysis: Per 2-inch square: 151 calories, 2 grams protein, 27 grams carbohydrate, 4 grams fat (26 percent), 124 milligrams sodium. FROM Karen Mangum's cookbook "Life's Simple Pleasures: Fine Vegetarian Cooking for Sharing and Celebration."