Right down to the cornflakes on top!  (you'll see!).
My Mom didn't roll out the dough, she tore it in half (as instructed) and used her fingers to press it into an 11 x 14 or 15 inch bar pan (you could use a 9 x 13 pan but they'll be a lot thicker.  Then she rolled out the top part of the crust, left the edges pretty raggety and sort of slapped it over the apple filling and pushed down gently.  Bake, cool a bit, glaze and the magic is done..... OH YUM!  Lord I remember these so well, I can't wait to bake a batch.  Gotta get some apples at the store first, though.  You can make peach bars the same way, leaving the peaches in fairly thick slices, not too thin, the apples have to be a bit thinner or they won't get done before the "crust"  burns.

Also, we use pink lady or gala apples for these, the green ones are waaaay too hard.  They're good flavor, but they just don't bake as tender.

Apple Bars 

• Prep time: 45 minutes
• Cook time: 45 minutes
• Total time: 1 hour 30 minutes

• Serves: 20 servings

Easy as (and better than) pie, Apple Pie Bars include an apple filling with a hint of cinnamon and a buttery, flaky crust topped with a drizzle of glaze.IngredientsCrust

• 1 cup shortening
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 1/2 cups flour
• 1 egg yolk, , beaten with appx 1/2 cup milk (enough to make 2/3 cup); reserve egg white
• 1/2 cup crushed cornflakes

Filling

• 10-12 apples,, peeled and sliced
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon

Glaze

• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 2-3 tablespoons milk

Method

• 1)Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• 2)Mix flour and salt. Cut in shortening and mix together with a fork or pie cutter until crumbly.
• 3)Add in egg/milk mixture, working into the dough with a fork. Form a ball. (I refrigerated the dough for 30 minutes while I peeled and cut the apples!)
• 4)Cut the dough in half, and roll out bottom crust to line a cookie sheet.
• 5)Layer crushed cornflakes to bottom crust before adding apples.
• 6)Top apples with sugar and cinnamon.
• 7)Roll out top crust and place on top of apples.
• 8)Beat the reserved egg white until stiff and use it to brush the pie crust; top with coarse sugar (optional).
• 9)Bake for 45 minutes at 400 degrees.
• 10)While bars are baking, make glaze by mixing powdered sugar, vanilla and milk.
• 11)Drizzle glaze over warm bars