faye's chocolate oatmeal raisin cookie bars
I WANTED TO MAKE SOMETHING THAT WASN'T TOO HIGH IN CALORIES AND THIS IS WHAT I CAME UP WITH AND IT'S 146 CALORIES PER BAR. beats buying them. very HIGH in fiber. and oatmeal lowers your cholesterol.
prep time
10 Min
cook time
25 Min
method
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yield
27 serving(s)
Ingredients
- 4 cups old fashioned quaker oatmeal- plain, 4 cups, after measure then ground in food processor
- 3 tablespoons cocoa, dry powder, unsweetened, 3 tbsp
- 3/4 cup brown sugar, 3/4 cup, packed
- 1 cup splenda sugar, 1 cup
- 1 cup powdered sugar, 1 cup, unsifted
- 2 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract, 2.5 teaspoon
- 2 large egg, fresh, 2 large
- 1 - egg white, 1 serving
- 1/2 cup raisins, .5 cup (not packed)
- 1 cup walnuts, 1 cup, whole .. ground after measuring
- 1 teaspoon salt, 1 tsp
- 1/2 cup i can't believe it's not butter, light spread (soft), 1/2 cup
How To Make faye's chocolate oatmeal raisin cookie bars
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Step 1IN BOWL MIX GROUND OATMEAL, 2 TBSP COCOA, ALMONDS, RAISINS, SALT. MIX WELL. IN ANOTHER BIGGER BOWL CREAM THE BUTTER, AND BROWN AND WHITE SUGARS TOGETHER. ONCE CREAMED ADD THE 2 EGGS AND 1 EGG WHITE, MIX WELL. ADD 1 1/2 teasp VANILLA, MIX WELL. NOW POUR 1/2 THE OATMEAL MIXTURE INTO THE EGG MIXTURE AND MIX WELL. POUR THE REST IN. MIGHT BE A LITTLE TOO WET BUT THAT'S GOOD. WON'T DRY OUT. MIX WELL. POUR ALL MIXTURE ONTO A JELLY ROLL PAN AND SPREAD END TO END WITH HANDS. PRESS THE MIXTURE DOWN AND MAKE IT GO ALL OVER IN THE PAN. BAKE AT 350* FOR ABOUT 20 MINS KEEP EYE ON IT. SOME OVENS COOK DIFFERENT. ONCE DONE BAKING. MIX IN A MEASURING CUP.. THE POWDERED SUGAR, AND 1 TBSP COCOA, AND 1 teasp VANILLA, WITH VERY LITTLE WATER MAYBE 1 teasp. MIX WELL TILL NO LUMPS. CUT THE BAKED COOKIES INTO 27 BARS I DID 3 ROLLS OF 9. AFTER THEY ARE CUT LEAVE IN PAN AND POUR THE CHOCOLATE ICING OVER THE BARS. SPREAD IT OUT TO GET SOME ON ALL OF THEM. DRIZZLE IT. LET SET AND PACKAGE IN A AIRTIGHT BOWL OR A OLD ICE CREAM BUCKET WORKS WELL.. ENJOY!!!
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