Reviewed: Nov. 12, 2009

These are wonderful! Took to a PTA meeting and they disappeared. Will make again and again. A nice touch, melt some vanilla candy coating and drizzle over the top. Can easily use different types of jelly too!

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Lynn Cudlipp

Reviewed: Oct. 19, 2009

These were really easy to make, but way way way too sweet. It tasted mostly like cake mix.

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janel

Reviewed: Oct. 5, 2009

I didn't really care for these. They are super sweet, and taste a little too much like cake mix for my taste. I do like the simplicity of the recipe, so i am going to try it again but will use less cake mix.

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foodlover23

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Chicago, Illinois, USA

Reviewed: Oct. 1, 2009

I love these, but they are so sweet I can only have a little piece at a time which I suppose is good for the waistline. I've also done these with French Vanilla cake mix, nice little kick of vanilla to it.

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Spellbound

Reviewed: Sep. 30, 2009

If you want these to stick together and not be as crumbly, add 1 egg and 1 tablespoon of milk. Works like a charm every time. You'll need to increase the baking time a little with those 2 added ingredients. Don't undercook or they wont set, especially in the middle. 28 minutes always works perfectly for me. When the top is golden brown and the edges start to look brown, the bars are done. I always pop mine in the fridge for a few hours to make sure they set really well and I can easily cut them into pretty bars!

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CUPYCAKESMURF

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA

Reviewed: Sep. 29, 2009

I followed other reviewers' advice: lemon juice instead of water and 2 cups of jam instead of 1 cup. I used blueberry jam & strawberry jam & just mixed them together. It was SO good.

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podgybelle

Reviewed: Sep. 16, 2009

These were ok - I think I prefer the ones I make without using the package cake mix. I didn't care for the aftertaste that I thought was quite prevalant. I used almost double the jam - can't imagine 1 cup being enough. I will say that this was so easy and accetable when in a hurry for something sweet. Thanks for the recipe.

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Patti

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Tacoma, Washington, USA

Living In: Lakewood, Washington, USA

Reviewed: Sep. 11, 2009

Super easy and Super yummy!!! Tried them once, on a whim. Had many requests for additional batches. The first time, I made just as the recipe called for. GREAT!!1 Then I played around. added some sliced almonds and brown sugar to the topping. Substituted blueberry jam for the raspberry. Used strawberry jam and added some diced walnuts to the cake mixture. All variations turned out amazingly well and got rave reviews.

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Chemhead1129

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Catawissa, Pennsylvania, USA

Living In: Bensalem, Pennsylvania, USA

Reviewed: Sep. 10, 2009

This recipe was so easy and SO GOOD!! I used the lemon cake idea and it was great!! My daughter loved them, I will be using this one again!

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Avery

Reviewed: Sep. 8, 2009

Yummy, my husband ate these up. He liked the oats and raspberry combination. When you need a quick and easy dessert or something to take to a pot-luck, try these. Like Mallery said, I think the lemon cake mix would be very good too, I will try it as well.

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