Name: Nutty Oatmeal Apricot Squares
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Yield: 16
Ingredients: Cooking spray -; Pecan halves - ½ cup; Old-fashioned oats - 1 cup; All-purpose flour - 1 cup; Brown sugar - ¼ cup; Ground cinnamon - ½ teaspoon; Baking soda - ¼ teaspoon; Salt - ¼ teaspoon; Chilled unsalted butter, cut into cubes - ½ cup; Apricot preserves - ¾ cup

Ingredients for - Nutty Oatmeal Apricot Squares

1. Cooking spray

2. Pecan halves ½ cup

3. Old-fashioned oats 1 cup

4. All-purpose flour 1 cup

5. Brown sugar ¼ cup

6. Ground cinnamon ½ teaspoon

7. Baking soda ¼ teaspoon

8. Salt ¼ teaspoon

9. Chilled unsalted butter, cut into cubes ½ cup

10. Apricot preserves ¾ cup

How to cook deliciously - Nutty Oatmeal Apricot Squares

1 . Stage

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray bottom and sides of an 8-inch square baking dish with cooking spray.

2 . Stage

Pulse pecans in a food processor until coarsely chopped, 3 to 5 times. Add oats, flour, brown sugar, cinnamon, baking soda, and salt; pulse 3 to 4 times.

3 . Stage

Sprinkle butter cubes over the top of the flour-oat mixture. Pulse until butter is the size of small peas, 3 to 5 times.

4 . Stage

Spread 1/2 of oat mixture into the bottom of the prepared baking dish, pressing down lightly. Spread apricot preserves over oat mixture to 1/4-inch of the edge. Top with remaining oat mixture and press down lightly.

5 . Stage

Bake in preheated oven until golden brown, 35 to 40 minutes. Cool before cutting.