Oatmeal Squares Food

OATMEAL SQUARES

Steps:

• Melt margarine, combine with extract and sugar.
• Add oats and mix well.
• Press into 8-inch square baking pan.
• Bake at 350°F for 15 minutes or until bubbling and golden brown.
• Cool and cut into 25 squares.

OATMEAL SQUARES

Steps:

• Cook oats according to package instructions until very soft. Stir in apricots. Transfer to an 8-inch square nonreactive baking dish. Smooth top using an offset spatula. Let cool completely. Mixture can be refrigerated in an airtight container up to 1 week or frozen up to 1 month.
• Cut oatmeal mixture into 1-inch squares. If frozen, place squares on a lightly oiled baking sheet; bake at 350 degrees, turning once, until heated through, about 10 minutes. Let cool completely before serving.

OATMEAL-RAISIN BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter an 8-inch square baking pan. Line bottom with parchment paper, leaving an overhang on two sides; butter paper.
• In a large bowl, whisk together butter, sugars, egg, salt, and cinnamon until smooth. Add flour, oats, and raisins; fold in just until combined.
• Spread batter in prepared pan, and bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out with moist crumbs attached, 25 to 30 minutes. Cool completely in pan. Using paper overhang, lift cake onto a work surface; cut into 16 bars.

LAURA'S EASY OATMEAL SQUARES

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Spread the almonds onto a baking sheet; toast until the nuts are golden brown and fragrant, about 5 minutes. Remove nuts from baking sheet, and reserve.
• Melt butter in a small saucepan placed over medium heat. Stir in brown sugar; cook, stirring, until sugar has dissolved and mixture is bubbly. Remove from heat. Stir in vanilla and oatmeal. Press mixture into an 8 x 8 inch baking pan. Bake in preheated oven until lightly browned and set, about 20 minutes.
• Remove from oven, and allow to cool slightly. Sprinkle chocolate chips over surface; let chocolate sit until melted, 2 to 3 minutes. Spread chocolate evenly over oatmeal squares. Sprinkle warm chocolate with toasted almonds. Cut into squares when cool.

BAKED OATMEAL SQUARES

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients in a bowl. Pour into a greased 8-in. square baking dish. Bake at 350° for 25 minutes. Cut into squares.

EASY OATMEAL BARS (4 INGREDIENTS!)

Steps:

• Mix together all the ingredients in a bowl until it forms a sticky dough. If the mixture is dry and not sticky, add a bit more honey and/or peanut butter; different peanut butter brands perform differently here.
• Add a sheet of parchment paper to a 9 x 9 pan. Place the ingredients in the pan and press it into an even layer. Use a small glass to roll over the top to get it smooth.
• Freeze the bars for 15 minutes. Remove the pan from the freezer and use the parchment to lift it out of the pan. Cut into 16 squares or 32 rectangles. Store refrigerated for up to 2 weeks. You can eat right away, or refrigerate for about 1 hour for a more solid texture.

RASPBERRY OATMEAL SQUARES

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients, except jam, well, in order given.
• Put 1/2 the mixture on bottom of greased 9"x13"x2" pan. Spread with raspberry jam. Crumble the remaining oatmeal mixture over top of jam.
• Bake at 325 for 30 minutes or until done.

FUDGY OATMEAL SQUARES

Steps:

• Pour boiling water over oats, set aside.
• Combine: shortening, vanilla and oats.
• Beat with mixer till well-blended.
• Then beat for 2 minutes.
• Add eggs.
• Beat 2 minutes more.
• Combine flour, sugar, cocoa, soda, salt.
• Add dry ingredients to wet.
• Pour into greased/sprayed 9x13 pan.
• Bake, preheated 350°F oven for 30-35 minutes.
• No need for icing this one.
• It's so moist and dark and "delish".

CHERRY FILLED OATMEAL SQUARES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°.
• In large bowl, mix sugar, walnuts, oats, butter and flour.
• Use fingers until crumbs form; reserve 1 1/2 cups.
• Press remaining crumbs in bottom of 9-inch square baking dish.
• Combine cinnamon in cherry filling; spread over crust.
• Sprinkle remaining crumbs over; press gently.
• Bake 20-25 minutes or until lightly browned.
• Cool on rack; cut into squares.

OATMEAL BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Butter and flour a 9 by 13 inch baking pan. Sift the dry ingredients together and set aside. In an electric mixer cream the butter, molasses and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg and add the reserved dry ingredients and mix until just incorporated. Fold in oats, raisins, nuts and chips. Spread dough in an even layer on prepared pan and bake for 20 to 30 minutes or until lightly browned. Let cool on a rack for 10 minutes then carefully cut in to bars approximately 3 inches square. Remove bars from pan and allow to cool completely.

STRAWBERRY OATMEAL BARS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Butter a 9-by-13-inch rectangular pan.
• Mix together the butter, flour, oats, brown sugar, baking powder and salt. Press half the oat mixture into the prepared pan. Spread with the strawberry preserves. Sprinkle the other half of the oat mixture over the top and pat lightly. Bake until light brown, 30 to 40 minutes. Let cool completely, and then cut into squares.

OATMEAL SQUARES

Steps:

• Combine wet ingredients.
• Ad sifted dry ingredients.
• Spread into a 9 by 13 inch pan and bake at 350 degreees for 15 to 20 minute Let cool.