Shelly's Recipe

JINGLE BELL BARS

Category: Bars

1/2 cup butter
1 cup packed brown sugar
1 egg
2 cups flour
1 cup chopped nuts (optional)
1(10 oz) jar strawberry preserves
2 (2 oz) squares vanilla almond bark, melted


Beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Blend in egg. Add flour and mix well. Stir in nuts, if desired.

Reserve 1-1/2 cups mix; press remaining mix onto bottom of greased 13x9 inch baking pan. Spread with preserves to within 1/4 inch of outer edge of pan. Sprinkle with reserved margarine mixture. Bake at 400 for 25 minutes; cool.

Drizzle with melted almond bark. Cool; cut into bars.

Variations: Substitute 1/2 cup semi sweet chocolate chips for almond bark. Chill until chocolate is set. Cut into bars. Substitute red raspberry pre-serves for strawberry preserves.