Recipe: Raspberry Bars

Title: Raspberry Bars
Categories: Cookies
Yield: 1 servings

1 1/2 c Flour 1 c Butter
1 c Brown sugar, packed 1 1/2 c Seedless raspberry jam,*
1 ts Salt 1/2 c Chopped pecans
2 c Quick-cooking oatmeal

* 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 recipe-but 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 1/2 of flour mixture evenly into a greased 13
x 9-inch 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 20-25 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