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Ingredients

• 10 oz All-purpose flour

• 6 oz melted butter (1, 1/2 sticks)

• 3/4 tsp. Baking powder

• 1/2 tsp. Salt

• 8 oz dark brown sugar

• 4 oz white sugar

• 1/2 tsp cinnamon (1 tsp for a stronger cinnamon taste)

• 1 tbsp. Vanilla extract

• 2 large eggs, beaten

• 6 oz original oats (not the instant kind)

• 6 oz raisins

• 4 oz chopped walnuts

Method

1. Preheat oven to 350F

2. Line a 15x10x1 inch baking pan with parchment paper

3. Mix together, flour, baking powder and salt. Set aside.

4. In a stand mixer ( or large bowl) add butter, brown and white sugar and beat for about 2 minute.

5. Add cinnamon, vanilla and beaten eggs and mix for 2- 3 minutes.

6. Add flour mixture and mix for 1- 2 minute

7. Add oats, nuts and raisins and mix until well combined

8. Press dough into baking pan and even out, so you have the same level of dough throughout the pan.

9. Using a straight edge, hard spatula, divide dough into bars, by pressing down to to the base of the pan in lines.

10. Bake about 30 - 40 minutes checking after 15 minutes and turning pan for even baking.

11. You may need more cooking time, depending on your oven.

12. When edges of bars are golden brown and tops still slightly soft, bars are done.

13. For crisper bars, cook an additional 5 minutes.

14. As soon as you remove from oven, separate bars again, along lines already there with the straight edge spatula. They will separate better when cooled

15. Let cool in pan for 15- 20 minutes before putting on cooling rack.

Recipe from Joan Saunders, DBE in NJ State Organizer