Recipe for the day ~ Apple Squares

Apple Squares

(Courtesy of All Recipes)

Ingredients:

2 cups all-purpose flour

2 tspns baking powder

1/2 tspn salt

1/2 tspn ground cinnamon

1/2 cup butter or margarine

1 cup packed brown sugar

1 cup white sugar

2 eggs

2 tspns vanilla extract

1 cup chopped apples

1 cup finely chopped walnuts (optional)

4 TBspns white sugar

4 tspns ground cinnamon

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350

Grease a 9x13 inch baking dish

Sift together flour, baking powder, salt and 1/2 tspn of cinnamon; set aside

In a large bowl, mix together melted butter, brown sugar, and 1 cup of white sugar with a wooden spoon until smooth

Stir in the eggs and vanilla

Blend in the flour mixture until well combined

Stir in the apples and walnuts (optional)

Spread mixture evenly into the baking dish

In a cup or small bowl, stir together the remaining cinnamon and sugar

Sprinkle over the top of the bars

Bake for about 45 minutes 

Finished bars should spring back when lightly touched

Cool in baking dish then cut into squares

**You can cut this recipe in half and use a 9x9 inch baking dish if you wish**