Bar Cookies:
3/4 cup margarine
1 cup brown sugar
1 1/2 cups unbleached flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 1/4 cups oatmeal
1/2 cup wheat germ
Cream together margarine and sugar. Add flour, baking soda, salt, oatmeal, and wheat germ. Mix thoroughly. Sprinkle half of this mixture in a 13x9-inch rectangular pan. Press down firmly. Cover with filling. Sprinkle with other half of crumbs and press down. Bake at 400 degrees for 20-25 minutes until surface is lightly browned. Cut into squares and remove from the pan.
Variation: 1. Use crushed cookie crumbs in place of wheat germ and reduce oatmeal to 1 cup. 2. Use any jam or conserve for filling.
Bar Cookie Filling:
3 cups fruit
sugar, to sweeten
water, to make fruit spreadable.
Combine the ingredients in a saucepan and cook the combination of fruits and sugar over low heat until it thickens, about 10 minutes. Set aside while you mix crumbs for bar cookies.
Source: Foraging For Dinner
Copyright: 1975
