FRESH STRAWEERRY BARS Name: MARY TURNER Base: FT BENNING Recipe: 3/4 cup butter,softened 3/4 cup peanut butter 1 cup packed brown sugar 1/2 cup granulated sugar 2 tsp baking powder 1/4 tsp salt 2 eggs 1 tsp vanilla 2 1/4 all purpose flour 1/2 cup strawberry jam 4 cups small whole strawberries, halved or quartered 1. HEAT OVEN TO 350F. LINE 13x9x2-INCH PAN WITH FOIL, EXTENDING FOIL BEYOND EDGES. SET ASIDE. 2. IN A LARGE MIXING BOWL BEAT BUTTER AND PEANUT BUTTER ON MEDIUM TO MEDIUM HIGH FOR ABOUT 30 SECONDS. BEAT IN SUGERS, BAKING POWDER, AND SALT UNTIL COMBINED. ADD EGGS AND VANILLA;BEAT UNTIL COMBINED. BEAT IN AS MUCH FLOUR AS YOU CAN WITH A MIXER. STIR IN REMAINING FLOUR. 3. SPREAD DOUGH IN PREPARED PAN. BAKE 25 MINUTES OR UNTIL TOP IS LIGHTLY BROWNED AND TOOTHPICK INSERTED NEAR CENTER COMES OUT CLEAN. 4. COOL COMPLETELY ON RACK. REMOVE FROM PAN BY LIFTING FOIL. SPREAD JAM AND TOP WITH BERRIES. CUT INTO BARS. SERVE AT ONCE OR REFRIGERATE UP TO 6 HOURS. MAKES 24 BARS.