Raspberry Oatmeal Squares

I decided I wanted something fruity to stick in my holiday tins, and landed on yet another Joy of Baking recipe; this time for raspberry oatmeal squares. I don't have a whole lot to say about this recipe other than it's really easy and it's really good for being so simple. What more can you ask for?

Raspberry oatmeal squares

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Raspberry Oatmeal Squares
Joy of Baking

1/2 cup butter, softened
1 cup light brown sugar
1 egg
1 tsp. vanilla
1.25 cups all purpose flour
1/2 tsp. baking soda
2 cups old fashioned oats, divided
1 cup raspberry preserves (or jam)

Preheat your oven to 350 and position the rack to the middle of the oven. Grease a 9" square pan with butter or cooking spray.

Sift together the flour, baking soda and salt. Set aside.

Cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy (about 2-3 minutes). Beat in the egg and vanilla extract until incorporated. Add the flour mixture to the butter mixture until well combined, and stir in 1.75 cups of the oats.

Press 2/3 of the mixture into your baking pan to form a crust. Spread the raspberry jam evenly over the crust. To the remaining mixture, add the remaining 1/4 cup oats. Crumble that mixture over the jam.

Bake for 25-30 minutes or until the top is golden brown.

Raspberry squares