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Apple Pie Bars

Source: Homemade Cookies and More

Apple pie flavor in a bar cookie!

Yield: 3 dozen bars

Crust:
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup butter, softened
1 egg, separated, yolk beaten with enough milk to equal 2/3 cup, reserve egg white*

Filling:
1 cup crushed corn flake cereal
8 to 10 medium tart cooking apples (8 cups), peeled, cored, sliced 1/4" thick
1 cup sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1 reserved egg white*
2 tablespoons sugar
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

Glaze:
1 cup powdered sugar
1 to 2 tablespoons milk
1/2 teaspoon vanilla

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

In a medium mixing bowl, combine flour and salt; cut in butter until crumbly. With a fork stir in egg yolk and milk until mixture leaves sides of bowl and forms a ball.

Divide dough in half. On a lightly floured surface, roll half of dough into a 15 x 10 inch rectangle; place on bottom of ungreased 15 x 10 x 1 jelly roll pan. Sprinkle with cereal; layer apples over cereal.

In a small bowl, combine 1 cup sugar, 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon and nutmeg; sprinkle over apples. Roll remaining half of dough into a 15 1/2 x 10 1/2 inch rectangle; place over apples.

In small bowl beat egg white with fork until foamy; brush over top crust.

In a small bowl, stir together 2 tablespoons sugar and 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon; sprinkle over crust. Bake for 45 to 60 minutes or until lightly browned.

In a small bowl, stir together all glaze ingredients; drizzle over warm bars. Let cool. Cut into bars.