Week 42 - Fruit & Oat Squares

 Fruit & Oat Squares

Week 42 of 52

Dessert #6

    This yummy recipe comes from Best Loved Cookies published in 2000.  You can use your favorite flavor fruit preserves and I used peach preserves.  I liked that in this recipe, there aren't a lot of ingredients and it was pretty easy to make. This recipe makes 12 to 16 servings, depending how large you cut them.  Notes in italics.

Ingredients: 

1 cup all-purpose flour

1 cup uncooked quick oats

3/4 cup packed light brown sugar

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/3 cup margarine or butter, melted (I used unsalted butter)

3/4 cup apricot, cherry, peach, or other fruit flavor preserves

Directions:

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees and grease a 9-inch square pan. I used cooking spray as the directions recommended in the book, but if you lightly grease with butter or margarine, that's just fine. Combine your dry ingredients in a bowl, mixing well. Mix in margarine/butter with a fork until crumbly. Reserve 3/4 cup of the crumb mixture (for the topping). Press the remaining crumb mixture into the bottom of your greased pan. Bake 5 to 7 minutes, until lightly browned. Spread preserves over the crust and sprinkle the reserved crumble mix over top. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown. Cool completely. You can set the pan on top of a cookie rack, to help it cool quicker (what I normally do).

Fruit & Oat Squares

Fruit & Oat Squares
Ready to Enjoy!