Easy Raspberry Oat Bars - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 3/4 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 cup butter, softened
1 cup packed brown sugar
1 1/2 cups quick-cooking oats
1 cup raspberry jam

Preparation

Preheat oven to 400\u00b0; grease a 13x9-inch pan.
Combine flour and baking soda; set aside.
In medium bowl using mixer, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
Stir in the flour mixture until well-blended.
Beat in the oats with a wooden spoon (dough should be crumbly).
Press half of the dough into pan.
Spread jam over it.
Crumble the remaining dough over jam and pat lightly to cover.
Bake 20-25 minutes.
While warm, cut into bars and remove from pan.