Mock Nutrigrain Bars - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 (18 ounce) package yellow cake mix
2 1/2 cups oatmeal
3/4 cup margarine or 3/4 cup butter, melted
12 ounces jam or 12 ounces fruit preserves
1 -2 tablespoon water

Preparation

Combine cake mix, oatmeal, and melted margarine; cover the bottom of a 9x13\" baking pan with half of this mixture and press firmly into place.
Combine jam and water; spoon evenly over mixture in pan.
Crumble remaining mixture evenly over jam layer and press lightly into place.
Bake at 375\u00b0 for 20 minutes, or until lightly browned on top; cool completely before cutting into bars.