Recipe - Raspberry Bars

1 One half cup Flour
1 cup Brown sugar, packed
1 teaspoon Salt
2 cup Quickcooking oatmeal
1 cup Butter
1 One half cup Seedless raspberry jam,*
One half cup Chopped pecans

* or preserves or conserve

Bar cookies are easy to prepare because they are spread in a pan and baked
all at one time. They should be cooled before cutting.

This is such an easy recipebut it tastes like you spent hours preparing
it. It's great for brunch and coffee klatches!

Preheat oven to 375ø.

In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, salt and oatmeal. Cut in all but
two tablespoons butter. Press One half of flour mixture evenly into a greased 13
x 9inch pan. Spread jam over batter in pan, then top with remaining flour
mixture. Dot with two tablespoons butter and with chopped pecans.

Bake at 375ø for 2025 minutes. Let cool completely, then cut into
rectangles.

Variation: Use other types of jam, such as apricot.

Yield: 24. Suzanne J. Brown, owner SBJ Communications, Skillman, NJ

Randy Shearer

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