Oatmeal Raspberry Bars


Photo: Valerie
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Ingredients

1 1/4 cups all purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon of baking Soda
1/4 teaspoon salt ( I used ½ tsp. )
1 stick of butter at room temp.
1 egg
1 cup of light brown sugar
1 teaspoon of vanilla extract ( I used ½ tsp. of almond )
2 cups of old fashioned rolled oats divided
1 cup of raspberry jam ( I used the Smuckers low sugar. You can really taste the

Preparation

1
Preheat the oven to 350F. Grease or spray a 9x9 inch square pan.
2
In a medium bowl, Whisk together the flour, baking Soda, and salt. Set aside.
3
In a large bowl, Beat the butter and sugar together at medium speed until light and fluffy (2-3 minutes ).
4
Add the vanilla and egg and continue to beat until well blended.
5
Slowly add the flour mixture and mix till everything is combined.
6
The dough will be very thick.
7
With a large wooden spoon, stir in 1 3/4 cups of the oatmeal. I used my hands to make sure the oats were really incorporated into the dough.
8
Press about 2/3 of the dough into prepared pan.
9
Spread the jam over the base. Try not to get too close to the edges of the pan or else it will burn.
10
Add the remaining 1/4 cup of oats to the dough in the bowl and mix well. Crumble the mixture over the jam. Bake for 25-30 minutes or when the oats begin to turn a deeper shade of gold.
11
Remove from oven and cool completely before serving.
12
These are even better when they are cold

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Yield:

30

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Thursday, December 10, 2009 - 5:14pm

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