Raspberry-Cheese Cookie Bars

Another recipe I found at our fair. This one seemed great to try.

• Ready In: 1 hr 5 mins
• Yields: 36 bars

Ingredients

• 1 1⁄4 cups quick-cooking oats
• 1  cup flour
• 1  cup sugar
• 1  cup flaked coconut
• 1  cup  nuts, chopped
• 3⁄4 cup  softened butter
• 1⁄2 cup brown sugar
• 1  cup  raspberry jam
• 1⁄3 cup sugar
• 1  egg
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese

Directions

1. Pre heat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Mix oats, flour, 1 cup sugar, coconut, nuts, butter and brown sugar until crumbly: reserve 1 1/2 cups.
3. Pat remaining crumbly mixture in a greased rectangular pan, 13x9x2.
4. Bake 15 minutes: Cool 5 minutes.
5. Spread with jam.
6. Mix 1/3 cup sugar, egg and cream cheese: pour over jam.
7. Sprinkle with reserved crumbly mixture.
8. Bake until top is golden and brown. About 20 to 25 minutes: Cool.
9. Cut bars into, about 2x1 1/2 inch.