Raspberry Bars

Happy Friday!

I wanted to make raspberry bars, but these raspberry bars tasted more like a breakfast cereal bar.  

Raspberry Oatmeal Bars

recipe Joy of Cooking

1/2 cup of butter at room temp.

1 cup of light brown sugar

1 egg

1 teaspoon of vanilla

1 1/4 cups all purpose flour

1/2 teaspoon of baking soda

1/4 teaspoon salt

2 cups old fashioned rolled oats, divided

1 cup raspberry jam or preserves

1. Preheat the oven to 350.  Grease or line a 9x9 pan.

2. In the Kitchen Aid or hand mixer, beat the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.

3. In another bowl, whisk together the flour, the baking soda and the salt.

4. Add to the butter mixture and mix until well combined. 

5. Stir in the 1 3/4 cups of the rolled oats. Press 2/3 of the dough into the bottom of the pan.

6. Spread the raspberry jam on top of the dough.

7. Add the remaining of the rolled oats to the unused dough and crumble it on top of the jam.

8. Bake for about 25 minutes or until golden brown.