As per request. The best cookie recipe on the planet.
Oatmeal Jam squares
2 1/2 cups rolled Oats
1- 3/4 cups flour (either all purpose or half all purpose, half wheat)
1 cup melted butter or margarine (you can make this recipe completely vegan if you use Earth Balance)
1 cup packed brown sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 cup jam, jelly, applesauce or mashed up fruit. ( I use raspberry, strawberry or apricot most often. You can also mix jam flavours, if you have odds and ends in your fridge!)
Preheat your oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit
Mix everything but the jam together in a bowl.
Separate 2 cups of the mixture, press the rest of it into a 13×9in greased pan.
Spread the jam over that as evenly as possible. If the jam is especially thick, you may need to warm it up a bit in the microwave and pour it onto the bottom layer of the oat mixture.
Sprinkle the rest of the oat mixture on top of the preserves. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, or until the top of the cookie is golden brown. Cool. Cut into little squares.
Make sure you allow the cookie to cool COMPLETELY (about an hour) before cutting it, or the result will be a big gooey mess that burns your tongue. I know this because I made them last winter and couldn’t hold myself back, so I spooned a bit into my mouth, burning my tongue and the roof of my mouth. The small piece of missing cookie caused the rest of the cookie to slide forward and turn into a big gooey problem. it tasted delicious, but it looked awful.