These easy bar cookies freeze very well. I

Suggestion: make more than one recipe of bar cookies and divide them into thirds. After they are totally cool, freezing them is insurance for that unexpected company or social event.

If you make two types of cookies and freeze 1/3 -2/3 of each endeavor, you are set up to create a varied tray of cookies in the future. Do the work once and enjoy it at leisure in the future.

Cherry Nut Bars 

2 Cups flour                                         1 tsp baking soda

2 Cups quick cooking oatmeal       1 ½ cups melted butter

1 ½ cups sugar                                  2 (21 oz) cans cherry pie filling (drain some or most of the liquid)

                                                                   Other flavored pie filling may be substituted.

½ cups  chopped pecans 1 cup mini marshmallows

In a 3 quart mixing bowl, combine flour, oats, sugar, pecans, soda and melted butter.  Mix at low speed, until crumbly. 

Reserve one half of the crumb mixture for topping. 

Press remaining crumbs into a greased 13×9x2 baking pan.  Bake at 350 oven for 12 to 15 minutes, till light brown at the edges. 

Gently spoon pie filling over crust; sprinkle marshmallows on top.  Now pat down the remaining  cookie dough mixture on top of the pie filling and marshmallows.

Return to the oven for 25 –35 minutes or until lightly brown.  Cool and cut into bars.

WOW bar cookies