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August 2, 2011
Fruity Oat Squares
Keepsake Cookies
Prep time:
10 minutesbaking time:
25 to 32 minutes“Sometimes Grandma spread several kinds of preserves over the crust for a crazy quilt of flavors.”
Ingredients
Serves 16
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 cup uncooked quick-cooking oats
- 3/4 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
- 5 1/3 tablespoons butter, melted
- 3/4 cup apricot, cherry or other fruit flavor preserves
Directions
1
Preheat oven to 350°F. Spray 9-inch square baking pan with nonstick cooking spray; set aside.
2
Combine the flour, oats, brown sugar, baking soda, salt and cinnamon in medium bowl; mix well. Add melted butter; stir with a fork until mixture is crumbly. Reserve about 3/4 cup crumb mixture for topping.
3
Press remaining crumb mixture evenly onto bottom of prepared pan. Bake until lightly browned, 5 to 7 minutes. Spread preserves over crust; top with reserved crumb mixture.
4
Bake until golden, 20 to 25 minutes. Cool completely in pan on wire rack. Cut into 16 squares.
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Grandma's Secret Trick
Grandma's Secret Trick
Dressing up everyday desserts for company was one of Grandma's special talents. To add a pretty look to these cookie squares, she pulled out her sieve, added some confectioners' sugar and shook a delicate sugar snowfall over the surface just before serving. If she had a little more time, she drizzled the top with melted chocolate zigzags for the crowning touch.
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