Jam Squares

Submitted by love4culinary

"This is a very old recipe that I found in my grandmother's recipe box. These are fabulous! :-) I like them best with strawberry preserves, but you can try them with others. Just make sure you use PRESERVES!"

 

• Ready In: 50mins
• Ingredients: 7
• Yields: 30 small bars

ingredients

• 1 1⁄2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1 1⁄2 cups quick oats
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 3⁄4 cup butter
• 3⁄4 cup strawberry preserves (or any preserves you desire)

directions

1. In a medium bowl, sift together dry ingredients.
2. Stir in oats and brown sugar.
3. Cut butter into this mixture until crumbly; pat 2/3 of crumbs in an 11x7x1 1/2 inch baking dish; spread with preserves; top with remaining crumb mixture.
4. Bake at 375°F for 35 minutes.
5. Cool.
6. Cut into small squares (makes approximately 2 1/2 dozen).

Reviews

[Ranikabani]

delicious! I didn't have enough oats so I used 1 1/4 c oats and 1/4 unsweetened dessicated coconut...and homemade jam.

 

[FireRaven]

A fast, satisfying dessert that satisfied my sweet tooth. Mine turned out more like a cobbler...the bars only slightly firmed up...but it was still tasty. Thanks for the recipe! -FireRaven

 

[Hidee]

My family and I really enjoy these. I didn't have any preserves so I cooked up rhubarb, strawberries and raspberries plus sugar and it worked real well. Thank you

 

[Girl from India]

Yummy to the extreme L4C, Terrific. Halved the recipe (silly me) and got 16 in any case. and 4 have already gone in my son's snack box for school. 4 in my tummy and 4 in DH's and there is going to be an auction you bet for the rest of the pcs. :) I used quick cooking oats wonder if they are the same as quick oats and strawberry Preserve from Mahabaleshwar (most famous here) Thanks for this wonder by thunder. :)Fay

 

[Kittencalrecipezazz]

Oh YUM Love4...I made these yummy bars last night, and they turned out soooooo good!!! I had raspberry jam in my fridge that I wanted to use up, I had your Jam square recipe in my cookbook, and I new this was the one!...great light buttery crust, easy to put together, just what I like, I will be making a second batch, cause this one is already gone (lucky I got to have at least one!)..I wonder how it would be with orange marmalade?, I think I will give it a try....Thank you for such a wonderful recipe Love4, this is definately a keeper :-)