BERRY YUMMY PEACH BARS

BERRY YUMMY PEACH BARS image

Categories Fruit

Yield 2 dozen

Number Of Ingredients 11

For fruit filling:
1 can (15 ounce) sliced peaches (in juice)
¼ cup raw sugar or packed brown sugar
2 tbsp cornstarch (or tapioca starch)
1 cup blueberries
1 cup blackberries
For crust and topping:
1 package Enjoy Life Snickerdoodle cookies
1 tbsp Spectrum organic shortening
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/3 cup packed brown sugar

Steps:

1. Preheat oven to 350° 2. To make the fruit filling: In a large bowl, mix together juice from peaches, sugar and starch. Stir in fruit. Place in a saucepan and cook over low hear until mixture thickens. Set aside 3. To make the crust and topping: Combine crust ingredients in food processor. Pulse until the mixture resembles flax meal. Press half of the crust mixture into a greased 8-inch square baking pan. Reserve the other half of the crust mixture fro the topping. Pour the fruit mixture over the crust. Take the reserved crust mixture and sprinkle over the fruit mixture. 4. Bake fro about 20 minutes, or until the topping is golden and the fruit mixture is dark purple and thick. Let cool for 30 minutes before cutting into bars.