Recipe: Raspberry Bars (using Bisquick, oats, and fruit spread, jam or preserves)

RASPBERRY BARS

A flavorful and simple dessert! The moist, chewy crust--made with Bisquick mix, oats and brown sugar - surrounds your favorite raspberry spreadable fruit, jam or preserves.

2 cups Original Bisquick baking mix
1 cup quick-cooking oats, uncooked
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
1 cup raspberry or blackberry spreadable fruit, jam or preserves

Heat oven to 400 degrees F. Grease square pan, 9x9x2 inches.

Mix Bisquick mix, oats and brown sugar in large bowl. Cut in butter, using fork or pastry blender, until mixture is crumbly.

Press half of the crumbly mixture in pan. Spread fruit over crumbly mixture to within 1/4 inch of edges. Top with remaining crumbly mixture; press gently into fruit spread layer.

Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until light brown; cool. For 24 bars, cut into 6 rows by 4 rows.

Makes 24 bars
Adapted from source: Betty Crocker