Quaker Oatmeal Chewy Bars

Quaker Oatmeal Chewy Bars
½ cup plus 6 tablespoons butter, softened
¾ cup firmly packed brown sugar
½ cup granulated sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
¼ cup molasses
1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon nutmeg
½ teaspoon ginger
½ teaspoon salt
3 cups Quaker Oats
1 cup of whatever you’d like in the chewy bars (combine one or more of the following into 1 cup total)(raisins, craisins, chocolate chips, mini m&m’s, peanut butter chips, coconut, walnuts….)

350 degrees. In large bowl, beat butter and sugars until creamy. Add eggs, molasses and vanilla; beat well. In separate bowl, combine flour, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger and salt and mix well. Add to butter mixture. Once mixed, add oats and whatever mix you are adding.

Line cookie sheet with tin foil. Spread mixture out on cookie sheet. Bake until proper texture…may be 8-10 minutes or longer. Cool 1 minute on cookie sheet, cut into bars and remove to dry on wire rack. Store in tightly covered container. Refrigerate after 3 days.
½ cup plus 6 tablespoons butter, softened
¾ cup firmly packed brown sugar
½ cup granulated sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
¼ cup molasses
1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon nutmeg
½ teaspoon ginger
½ teaspoon salt
3 cups Quaker Oats
1 cup of whatever you’d like in the chewy bars (combine one or more of the following into 1 cup total)(raisins, craisins, chocolate chips, mini m&m’s, peanut butter chips, coconut, walnuts….)

350 degrees. In large bowl, beat butter and sugars until creamy. Add eggs, molasses and vanilla; beat well. In separate bowl, combine flour, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger and salt and mix well. Add to butter mixture. Once mixed, add oats and whatever mix you are adding.

Line cookie sheet with tin foil. Spread mixture out on cookie sheet. Bake until proper texture…may be 8-10 minutes or longer. Cool 1 minute on cookie sheet, cut into bars and remove to dry on wire rack. Store in tightly covered container. Refrigerate after 3 days.


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