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Oatmeal Cookie Bars
Suzette Jensten
"These bars taste just like oatmeal cookies!"
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Ingredients
servings 103Original recipe yields 48 servings (4 dozen)
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Directions
{{model.addEditText}} Print- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Grease a 9x13 inch pan.
- To make Filling: In a saucepan over low heat, combine dates, water, white sugar, and lemon juice. Heat for about 8 minutes, or until thick. Set aside to let cool.
- To make Pastry: In a large bowl, combine flour, brown sugar, oats and salt. Mix until well blended. Add in shortening until mixture forms into coarse crumbs.
- Press half of pastry mix into pan. Cover with date mixture and spread remaining pastry mix over the top.
- Bake 20 to 25 minutes until golden brown. Let cool on wire rack before cutting.
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Most helpful positive review
3/26/2008
I gave this five stars in that it is a quite versatile recipe. I have boiled up raisins in half water and half lemon juice. I added 1/2 tablespoon corntarch mixed with 2 tablespoons of water to ...
Most helpful critical review
2/27/2007
Too sweet, and not a good flavor - not sure dates should be part of most oatmeal bar/cookie recipes.
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3/26/2008
I gave this five stars in that it is a quite versatile recipe. I have boiled up raisins in half water and half lemon juice. I added 1/2 tablespoon corntarch mixed with 2 tablespoons of water to ...
1/23/2006
This was great. My husband asks for them on a weekly basis. One note, press down slightly on the top layer of oatmeal...tastes better.
2/19/2004
Very good. Taste alot like cereal bars but better. I used butter flavored Crisco and added a little cinnamon to the oatmeal mixture. Thanks for the recipe!
10/3/2009
These Oatmeal Cookie Bars are awesome! I made a few substitutions: I didn't have dates so I used raisins (but I'm going to make sure I have dates on hand the next time I make these); I replaced...
4/11/2010
I used figs instead of dates and I love figs and oats so I love these. I also added flaxseed meal (about 3 T), wheat germ (maybe 4 T) and around a t of cinnamon, 1/8 t cloves and 1/8 t fresh gr...
7/14/2009
Very good. My boyfriend loved them. One of the other reviewers wrote that these are "too sweet". The pastry part actually isn't that sweet, it's the date filling. So if you don't like sweet, ...
1/22/2010
These bars are excellent. I didn't have quite enough dates, only about 1 3/4 cup. As a replacement I used some chopped prunes for the remaining 3/4 cup. I had a Meyer lemon and used the juice ...