CHEWY OATMEAL RAISIN BARS
3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1/2 cup granulated sugar
4 tablespoons margarine
3/4 cup apple butter* or apple sauce
2 egg whites or 1 egg
2 tablespoons skim milk
2 teaspoons vanilla
1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt (optional)
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg (optional)
3 cups QUAKER Oats (quick or old fashioned, uncooked)
1 cup raisins or diced dried mixed fruit
Heat oven to 350°F. Beat together sugars and margarine until well blended. Add apple butter, egg whites, milk and vanilla; beat well. Add combined flour, baking soda, cinnamon, salt and nutmeg; mix well. Stir in oats and raisins; mix well. (DOugh will be moist.) Spread dough onto bottom of ungreased 13×9-inch baking pan.
Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until edges are light golden brown. Cool completely before cutting into bars. Store tightly covered.
ABOUT 32 BARS
* Apple butter is usually available in your supermarket’s jam & jelly section.
Nutrition Information: 1 cookie
Calories 90, Calories from Fat 15, Total Fat 2g, Saturated Far 0g, CHolesterol 0mg, Sodium 45mg, Total Carbohydrates 19g, Dietary Fiber 1g, Protein 2g