Raspberry Oatmeal Bars - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 (18 1/2 ounce) package yellow cake mix
2 1/2 cups quick-cooking oats, uncooked
5/8 cup butter or 5/8 cup margarine, melted
1 (12 ounce) jar blackberry preserves or (12 ounce) jar strawberry preserves
1 tablespoon water

Preparation

Preheat oven to 375\u00b0F (190\u00b0C).
Grease a 13 x 9-inch baking pan; set aside.
Combine dry cake mix and oats in large bowl; add melted butter and stir until crumbly.
Measure half of crumb mixture (about 3 cups) into prepared baking pan.
Press firmly to cover bottom.
Combine preserves with water; stir until blended.
Spread over crumb mixture in pan.
Sprinkle with remaining crumb mixture over preserves; pat firmly to make top even.
Bake for 18 to 23 minutes or until top is very light brown.
cool in pan on wire rack; cut into bars.
Store in airtight container at room temperature.