Oatmeal Jam Bars

By á-47

Ingredients

• 2/3 cup flour
• 1/8 ta. baking soda
• 1/8 tea. salt
• 1/3 cup quick-cooking rolled oats
• 3 Tbsp. packed brown sugar
• 1/2 tea. finely shredded lemon peel
• 1 3-oz. pkg cream cheese, softened
• 2 Tbsp. butte,r softened
• 1/3 cup seedless raspberry preserves
• 1/2 ta. lemon juice

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9x9 baking pan; set aside. In a medium bowl stir together flour, baking soda, and salt. Stir in oats, brown sugar, and lemon peel; set aside.

In a large bowl combine cream cheese and butter. Beat with an electric mixer on medium to high for 30 seconds. Add flour mixture; beat on low until mixture is crumbly. Measure 1 cup of the crumb mixture; set aside.

Press the remaining crumb mixture onto the bottom of the prepared baking pan. Bake for 20 minutes.

Meanwhile, in a small bowl combine preserves and lemon juice. Carefully spread preserves mixture over hot crust. Sprinkle with the reserved 1 cup crumb mixture. Bake about 25 minutes or until top is golden brown. Cool in pan on wire rack. Cut into bars.