Raspberry Ribbon Bars

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine, softened
• 2/3 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 1/2 cups quick oats
• 1 cup chopped walnuts
• 1 cup raisins
• 1/2 cup raspberry jam

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 375 f degrees.
• 2 combine butter, brown sugar, vanilla until well blended.
• 3 add flour and baking soda to mixture.
• 4 stir in oats and nuts into existing mixture.
• 5 reserve 1 cup of oat mixture for topping.
• 6 press remaining mixture into 8in.
• 7 square baking pan.
• 8 combine raisins and jam.
• 9 spread raisin mixture to within 1/2 inch of edges of pan.
• 10 sprinkle with reserved oat mixture.
• 11 press lightly.
• 12 bake at 375f degrees for 25-30 minutes until golden brown.
• 13 cool in pan.
• 14 cut into bars.