Reviewed: Mar. 19, 2010

Baked for 40 min. as previously suggested used real strawberries (used the strawberries in spiced syrup recipe, which is really yummy!) The flavor turned out great however they were too crumbly. I will try this again with more strawberries and more butter to help it stick together.

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Stuffsalush

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Denver, Colorado, USA

Reviewed: Aug. 31, 2009

Great recipe, thanks! Works well in 9X9 pan.

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craw4d98

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Tampa, Florida, USA

Reviewed: Jun. 24, 2009

I took Angele's advice and added more flour and oats. However, I think it made them too dry/crumbly. I do suggest putting the bars in a 9" square pan. These would be REALLY delicious drizzled with some cream cheese icing!

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allicat

Reviewed: Feb. 16, 2009

These were so delicious. I think next time I will try to make them a little healthier by cutting down the butter and using part whole wheat flour.

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BEK418

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA

Living In: Birmingham, Alabama, USA

Reviewed: Aug. 21, 2008

This recipe was easy and quick, I`ll try a different fruit next time, I also used a smaller pan and baked for 40 minutes. Thanks for the recipe!

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Cliff G

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Loris, South Carolina, USA

Living In: Summerton, South Carolina, USA

Reviewed: May 31, 2008

This is a great, throw together quick recipie! I found it because I didn't have any "standard" ingredients ie: eggs, brown suger, chocolate etc. It tastes good too :) After reading the other reviews, I made it in a smaller pan and SO glad I did, I also increased the flour and oats.

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trinawittler

Reviewed: May 3, 2008

These cookies are awesome! I did follow Angele's suggestion about increasing the flour, oats, sugar and butter. I also added chopped walnuts, cinnamon and a bit more oats to the topping. This is the second time I've made these in three weeks and this time I used 12oz of preserves. I think the hardest part about making them is waiting for them to cool so that I can eat them! A co-worker described them really well, she said they taste like strawberry Good Humor bars. Yummy!

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Mustard_Seed

Reviewed: Apr. 19, 2008

I followed this recipe for the oatmeal crumb for the most part and used another recipe with date filling. I used 1/2 cup homemade apple butter(can also use apple sauce) and only 1/2 cup lite margarine to cut back on the fat. They still came out chewy and the whole family loved them. The extra spice in the apple butter gave them a great flavor. I agree with some of the other reviews with the pan size. I did not have enough to fill a 13 x 9 pan. I'm still giving 4 stars for a great recipe.

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CookinCrystal

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Atlanta, Illinois, USA

Living In: Dunlap, Illinois, USA

Reviewed: Apr. 8, 2008

Made these last night and they were WONDERFUL. A little thin so next time I will use a smaller pan or make more of the crust mixture. Otherwise, they were delicious!!! =)

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Kim

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Smithfield, Virginia, USA

Living In: Hampton, Virginia, USA

Reviewed: Jan. 1, 2008

These have potential, they're good...not great. Easy, throw together recipe. Maybe with some tweaking these could be yummy. Nuts, smaller pan...more coconut, maybe cinnamon? Something. =)

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