Ingredients

Yield: 2 dozen bars

For crust:
2 cups flour
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup butter, softened
1 egg, beaten

For apple filling:
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 cup flour
1 teaspoon cinnamon
6 cups peeled, cored and sliced baking apples

For glaze:
1 cup powdered sugar
milk (enough to make a thin glaze)
1/2 teaspoon vanilla

To prepare pastry:
Combine flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Cut in butter. Stir in egg to moisten (mixture will be dry). Divide mixture in half. Press half in the bottom of a lightly greased 9-by-13-inch pan. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

To prepare apple filling:
Combine apples with sugar, flour and cinnamon. Stir to coat. Arrange apples over bottom crust. Crumble remaining dough over apples. Bake for 40 minutes. Cool.

Directions

To prepare glaze:

Combine powdered sugar and vanilla. Add enough milk to make a thin glaze. Drizzle across top of apple bars. Cut into squares.

Each serving contains 185 calories, 8g fat, 28g carb, 133mg sodium, 26mg cholesterol.