Lemon Cream Oat Bars

A Betty Crocker betty-crocker-cookies recipe for Lemon Cream Oat Bars.

AmericanChickenEasy10 minBy Northstar

Ingredients

Servings
24
  • 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
  • 2 teaspoons grated lemon peel
  • 1/4 cup lemon juice
  • 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup quick-cooking or old-fashioned oats
  • 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup butter or margarine -- softened
  • 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt

Instructions

  1. 1

    Heat oven to 375º.

  2. 2

    Grease square pan, 9 × 9 × 2 inches.

  3. 3

    Mix milk, lemon peel and lemon juice in medium bowl until thickened; set aside.

  4. 4

    Mix remaining ingredients in medium bowl with spoon until crumbly.

  5. 5

    Press half of the crumbly mixture in pan. Bake about 10 minutes or until set.

  6. 6

    Spread milk mixture over baked layer.

  7. 7

    Sprinkle remaining crumbly mixture over milk mixture; press gently into milk mixture.

  8. 8

    Bake about 20 minutes or until edges are golden brown and center is set but soft.

  9. 9

    Cool completely.

  10. 10

    Cut into 6 rows by 4 rows.

Tags

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