Prep Time: 0 mins
Total Time: 25 mins
Serves: 20,Yield: 20bars
Ingredients
1cupbutter
1cupbrown sugar, packed
1 1/2 cupsflour
1/2 teaspoonbaking soda
1/2 teaspoonalmond extract
1 1/2 cupsoats, uncooked
1cupfruit preserves
1/4 cupalmonds, Sliced, toasted
Directions
Cream the butter and the brown sugar together.
Add the flour and the baking soda; mix well. Blend in extract.
Stir in oats.
Spread mixture in bottom of greased 13×9 inch pan.
Spread with preserves to within 1/2 inch of outer edge of pan.
Sprinkle with almonds.
Bake at 375 degrees for 22 to 25 minutes.
Cool and cut into bars.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees
Grease 13×9 inch pan
Note 1: Experiment with different flavor combinations of extract, nuts and preserves.
Note 2: Oats can be old-fashioned or quick, but not instant.
Reviews
“Very popular in our house. A great way to use up last year’s jam when the new batches look more enticing for toast. I used huckleberry jam. I reserved some of the crust to put on the top in place of the almonds because nuts are banned at our school.”