Raspberry Ribbon Bars

Easy, colorful holiday bar recipe.

• Ready In: 45 mins
• Serves: 8-10
• Yields: 15 bars

Ingredients

• 1⁄2 cup butter or 1⁄2 cup margarine, softened
• 2⁄3 cup  firmly packed brown sugar
• 1  teaspoon vanilla
• 1⁄2 cup all-purpose flour
• 1⁄4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 1⁄2 cups quick oats
• 1  cup  chopped walnuts
• 1  cup raisins
• 1⁄2 cup  raspberry jam

Directions

1. Heat oven to 375 F degrees.
2. Combine butter, brown sugar, vanilla until well blended.
3. Add flour and baking soda to mixture.
4. Stir in oats and nuts into existing mixture.
5. Reserve 1 cup of oat mixture for topping.
6. Press remaining mixture into 8in.
7. square baking pan.
8. Combine raisins and jam.
9. Spread raisin mixture to within 1/2 inch of edges of pan.
10. Sprinkle with reserved oat mixture.
11. Press lightly.
12. Bake at 375F degrees for 25-30 minutes until golden brown.
13. Cool in pan.
14. Cut into bars.