Cranberry Oatmeal Bars

By JGiusto

Ingredients

• 2 cups old fashioned rolled oats
• 2 cups flour (2 cups of all-purpose white or 1 cup of all purpose white and 1 cup of whole wheat)
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 tsp. baking powder
• 1/2 tsp. baking soda
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1 cup cold unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
• 1 (14 oz.) can whole berry cranberry sauce or 1 and 1/2 cups homemade cranberry sauce

Details

Servings 24
Preparation time 10mins
Cooking time 32mins
Adapted from cookthestory.com

Preparation

Step 1

Instructions
Preheat oven to 350ºF.
In a large bowl mix together the oats, flour, brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Use your fingers to rub in the butter until everything is moistened and no pieces are bigger than the oats.

Spoon three-quarters of the oat mixture into a 13"x9" cake pan. Press down on it firmly to form a firm layer that evenly covers the bottom of the pan. Add the cranberry sauce in dollops and spread it in a thin layer over the oat layer. Sprinkle with the remaining oat mixture.

Bake for 25-28 minutes or until the top is just starting to turn golden brown. Allow to cool in the pan on a wire rack. Cut into 8 strips along the length of the pan and 3 strips along the width yielding 24 bars.