Peanut Butter & Jelly Oat Bars;
1 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar
3/4 Butter Flavor Crisco® Stick or 3/4 cup Crisco®
All-Vegetable Shortening, plus additional for greasing
1/2 cup Jif® Creamy Peanut Butter
2 cups (plus two tablespoons) all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 1/2 cups quick oats, uncooked
1/3 cup water
1 cup Smucker*s® Strawberry Preserves
Preheat oven to 400°F. Grease 13 x 9 x 2-inch pan with
Crisco shortening.
Combine brown sugar, Crisco shortening and Jif Peanut
Butter in large bowl. Beat on medium speed of electric
mixer until well blended.
Combine flour, salt and baking soda. Add gradually to
creamed mixture at low speed. Beat until well blended.
Stir in oats with spoon. Mix until well blended. Stir
in water 1 tablespoon at a time.
Press half the dough into bottom of greased pan and
spread Smucker's preserves over it. Flatten small
amounts of remaining dough between hands. Place on
preserves and arrange so dough sections touch. Fill in
any spaces with dough so preserves are completely
covered.
Bake for 25-30 minutes or until golden brown and edges
are slightly brown. Do not over-bake. Cut while warm
into bars about 2½ x 2 inches.
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