Old-Fashioned Spicy Oatmeal Raisin Bars
(from Lucianolinda’s recipe box)
Source: Arkansas Democrat Gazette-Kelly Brant
Categories: Cookie Bars- Brownies
Ingredients
- 1 cup raisins
- 3/4 cup water
- 2/3 cup butter, softened
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup maple syrup
- 1 egg
- 1 tp. vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1 tsp. ground cinnamon
- 3/4 tsp. baking soda
- 1/3 tsp. nutmeg
- 1/4 tsp. ground ginger
- 1 cup old-fashioned rolled oats
- 1/2 cup chopped nuts, optional
Directions
- Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9x 13-inch baking pan.
- Combine raisins with water in a small saucepan and simmer for 10 minutes. Drain well. Set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, beat the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add the maple syrup, egg, and vanilla extract and mix well.
- In a separate bowl, combine flour, salt, cinnamon, baking soda, nutmeg, cloves and ginger. Add to creamed mixture and mix just until combined. Stir in softened raisins, oats and nuts (if using).
- Spread or press mixture into the prepared pan. Bake 15 to 20 minutes or until set and golden around the edges.
- Cool in pan before cutting into bars.