Apricot Oatmeal Bars

These are based on this recipe, but I reduced the sugar and used gluten-free flour and coconut oil.

http://www.yourhomebasedmom.com/apricot-jam-bar-cookies/

1½ cups Pamela's gluten-free flour blend
1 teaspoon baking powder
3/4 cup brown sugar
1½ cups gluten-free old fashioned oats
¾ cup coconut oil

3 tablespoons water

dash of almond extract

dash of pink Himalayan salt

1/2 - 1 cup sliced almonds
1 cup apricot preserves

Preheat oven to 350. Dump everything except the apricot preserves into a big bowl and mix it together with your hands. (I like to wear disposable gloves.) Pat ⅔ of this mixture into a 9 x 13 baking pan lined with parchment paper (if you have it). It might look pretty crumbly but the jam will make everything stick together. Spread with jam. Top with remaining flour/oat mixture. Bake at 350 for 35 minutes. Grab the edges of the parchment paper and lift the whole thing out and let it cool on a rack, then cut into bars.