Spicy apple-oatmeal bars

36 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
¾cupAll-purpose flour; sifted
¾teaspoonBaking powder
½teaspoonBaking soda
½teaspoonCocoa
1teaspoonGround cinnamon
½teaspoonGround nutmeg
¼teaspoonGround cloves
cupShortening
¾cupGranulated sugar
2Egg
1cupRolled oats
cupApple; peeled and diced
½cupWalnuts; coarsely chopped
Confectioner's sugar; for decoration

Directions

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Lightly grease a 9-by-9-1-¾-inch baking pan. Sift flour with baking powder, soda, salt, cocoa, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves; set aside. In a large bowl of electric mixer, beat shortening with granulated sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs, one at a time, beating until very light and fluffy. At low speed, beat in flour mixture just until combined. Then, with spoon, stir in oats, apple and the chopped walnuts. Turn mixture into prepared pan. Bake 25 minutes, or until test done. Let cool completely on wire rack. Sprinkle with confectioner's sugar.

Cut in bars REG 3 Marie Smith Rhode Island, USA Recipe by: Marie Smith

Posted to recipelu-digest Volume 01 Number 283 by "Marie Smith" <craftee@...> on Nov 21, 1997