Yummy Oatmeal Apple Cookie Squares

By brandyc

Ingredients

• 1 Butter Flavor Crisco stick
• 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1/3 cup apple juice
• 2 tsp. vanilla
• 1 ½ cup all-purpose flour
• 2 tsp. ground cinnamon
• 1 tsp. each baking powder and baking soda
• ¼ tsp. nutmeg
• 4 cups quick oats (not instant or old-fashioned)
• 2 cups peeled, diced apples
• ½ cup raisins (optional)

Preparation

Step 1

Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease 15½x10½x1-inch pan with shortening.

Combine shortening, brown sugar and granulated sugar in large bowl. Beat at medium speed of electric mixer until well blended. Beat in eggs, apple juice and vanilla.

Combine flour, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda and nutmeg. Mix into creamed mixture at low speed until blended. Stir in oats, apples and raisins with spoon. Spread in pan.

Bake for 30 to 35 minutes or until browned and toothpick inserted into center comes out clean. Do not overbake. Cool in pan on cooling rack.