Perfect Fruit Bars

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter or margarine
• 1 3/4 cup sugar
• 4 eggs
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 3 cups flour
• 1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
• 1 or 2 cans fruit pie filling (any flavor)

Directions

Cream butter or margarine and sugar together. Gradually beat in eggs one at a time. Add vanilla. Sift the flour and baking powder and stir into the creamed mixture. Spread evenly in 9x13 inch greased jelly roll pan. Spoon pie filling on top of the first layer in about 12 big mounds. Bake at 325 degrees F for 30 to 40 minutes. Remove from oven and put sifted powdered sugar over it or make your favorite powdered sugar glaze.

By Robin