Oatmeal Lemon Bars

Name: Oatmeal Lemon Bars
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: 12-24 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 cup soft butter; 1 cup sugar; 2 cups all-purpose flour; 1 cup raw oats (quick cook or reg); 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk; 2 lemons, zest of; 1 lime, zest of; 1 orange, zest of; 3 lemons, juice of

Submitted by dmac085

"I copied this from Calling All Cooks on Food Network. I have added a couple very minor things to make it a bit mine. All my coworkers who care for lemon bars love them. Remember some lemons are juicier than others. The crust is like shortbread with a little more texture from the oats. Hope you like them if you try them."

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Ready In:: 1hr 10mins
Ingredients:: 9
Serves:: 12-24

ingredients

1 cup soft butter
1 cup sugar
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup raw oats (quick cook or reg)
1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
2 lemons, zest of
1 lime, zest of
1 orange, zest of
3 lemons, juice of

directions

Preheat oven to 350. Butter a 13x9 pan and set aside.
Cream butter and sugar. Slowly add flour until incorporated. Slowly add oats and blend until crumbly. Press 3/4 of mixture into the bottom of the pan to form bottom crust. Reserve remaining dough.
The juice of 3 lemons--the recipe I used wasn't more specific on the measurement so
if your lemons aren't very juicy please squeeze 1 or 2 more. Too little lemon juice just produces very very bland lemon bars.
Make sure the zest is finely grated or finely chopped. Blend condensed milk, zests and juice until smooth. Pour over crust and spread to the edges of the crust.
Crumble the reserved dough over the top.
Bake at 350 for 30 to 40 minutes or until crust crumbles are lightly golden. Cool completely, at least 1 hour before cutting.
Store in an airtight container.
I wish I could tell you how long they keep but that has never come up since they disappear so quickly!

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Reviews

Very quick and easy dessert - I whipped it up in no time. Nice and sweet without being cloying so. Thanks.

Glutton
These lemon bars are absoutely wonderful,I made them about a week ago,and they were gone the day I made them,so I can't tell you how long they last either.But I can verify that they are Great tasting.Thanks, Darlene

Darlene Summers