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Fruit Oatmeal Cookie Bars

By: Lorna

"This super-easy and delicious bar recipe makes a great treat. For a neat taste mix two different preserves together like apricot and strawberry or raspberry and blackberry."

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Original Recipe Yield 2 dozen

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups rolled oats
1 1/2 cups any flavor fruit jam

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13 inch pan.
Combine the butter, brown sugar, flour, baking soda, salt and rolled oats. Press 2 cups of the mixture into the bottom of the prepared pan. Spread the preserves over the top and sprinkle with the remaining crumb mixture, gently pressing crumbs into jam.
Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 35 to 40 minutes. Allow to cool before cutting.

Nutritional Information

Amount Per Serving Calories: 289 | Total Fat: 8.5g | Cholesterol: 20mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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Reviewed on Mar. 9, 2006 by trufflebun

After trying these bars many different ways, this is the modified version we liked best:...

Reviewed on Feb. 20, 2007 by GARRIDANN

This is our favorite bar cookie. We've tried many types of fruit, and apricot is our...

Reviewed on Mar. 10, 2007 by Alexis T.

This is the 2nd time I've tried this recipe. The first time, they turned out flat,crumbly and...

Reviewed on Oct. 13, 2008 by Diana S.

I really think this recipe works better if you make it in an 8 or 9 inch square pan. If you...

Reviewed on Feb. 10, 2003 by EARTHYVIBES

Excellent and easy recipe. Instead of using jam, you could substitute one cup water and...

Reviewed on Jan. 6, 2008 by steph

I found these okay but a little dry. I doubled the butter, melted completely. My favorite...

Reviewed on May 31, 2006 by beccamt

This recipe is simple and easy to prepare but everyone who tastes these bars is really...

Reviewed on Oct. 10, 2008 by akdgurl

Very Good! I put the whole recipeon the bottom of the pan them covered in jam. I made a...

Reviewed on Sep. 20, 2008 by JOANNE14527

I made this a year ago, trying to "copy", or should I say, figure out how to make grape bars. ...

Reviewed on Feb. 3, 2004 by MEGCC

Make sure you use high-quality jam at room temperature, or spreading it will be difficult.

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