Best Oatmeal Bars
"Chewy moist bars that have been my grandfather and father's favorite dessert."
photo by mammafishy
- Ready In:
- 35mins
- Ingredients:
- 10
- Serves:
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32
ingredients
- 1 cup oil
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1⁄2 cup white sugar
- 1 egg
- 1⁄4 cup water
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 cup flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 3 cups oatmeal
directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- In a large bowl, mix oil, sugars, egg, water and vanilla.
- In a small bowl, mix rest of ingredients.
- Stir dry mixture into wet mixture just until mixed.
- Pour into 9x13-inch pan.
- Bake for about 25 minutes.
Questions & Replies
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Can you freeze these?
Reviews
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I was skeptical about using oil instead of butter or shortening, but these turned out great! Crispy around the edges, but moist and chewy. Thanks! -
These really are the best! I made them a couple weeks ago to send out in care packages for our soldiers overseas...they were great even four days later ( I saved a few...for research, lol) and got thank you notes praising them from the soldiers. Thanks for the recipe!! www.bakinggals.com
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Best Oatmeal bars ever! Please can we have more recipes like this from cherry101
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What an easy, simple recipe!! My grandkids and I loved it!! Especially with a scoop of ice cream on top of the warm bars. I added 1/2 t. cinnamon, 1/4 t. ginger and 1/4 t. cloves for a spicy bar. Thanks for posting!! -
I have been on the lookout for breakfast ideas, and made these, with a few changes. To say they were a hit is an understatement. Even my DH loved them. In an effort to reduce the amount of oil, I substituted (for the oil and the water) 3/8 c. corn syrup, 3/8 c. molasses, 1/2 c. applesauce and only 1/4 c. oil. I added 1 t. cinnamon, 1 t. nutmeg and about 2/3 c. chopped walnuts, too!
Tweaks
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I was skeptical about using oil instead of butter or shortening, but these turned out great! Crispy around the edges, but moist and chewy. Thanks!
