Apricot Bars

These have to be my new favorite (non-chocolate) dessert.  I love all things apricot (reminds me of childhood summers in California) and these are to-die-for!

Apricot Bars
(my neighbor, Suzanne Bartholomew)

4 c. flour
3 tsp. baking powder
1 1/2 c. sugar
2 eggs
1 c. Crisco (butter flavored)
1/2 c. butter
1 tsp. vanilla
16 oz. jar apricot jam

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
Mix flour and baking powder together and set aside.
Mix remaining ingredients until creamy, then add the flour mixture a little at a time.
Divide the dough in half.
Pat 1/2 the dough into a 9x13 pan (go up the edges a little so it holds in the jam).
Spread the apricot jam on top.
Shred the rest of the dough on top (form ball out of dough and use cheese grater to shred dough over the top of jam--makes it light, fluffy, and even coverage).
Bake for 30 min.
Cool & cut.

(you could probably use you favorite jam flavor...raspberry, blackberry, etc.)