OATMEAL-BARS(D)          USENET Cookbook          OATMEAL-BARS(D)

OATMEAL BARS

     OATMEAL-BARS - Chewy rolled oatmeal bar cookies

     If I had ever dreamed that my oldest son would grow up to be
     the moderator of mod.recipes, I might have taught him how to
     make these cookies when he was young. They were his favorite
     cookies.

INGREDIENTS (Serves 6 children)
     1 cup     shortening
     1 cup     brown sugar
     1 cup     granulated sugar
     4         eggs, beaten well
     1 tsp     vanilla extract
     1 1/2 cups
               white flour, sifted
     1 tsp     salt
     1 tsp     baking soda
     2 cups    quick-cooking oats
     1/2 cup   chopped walnuts (optional)

PROCEDURE
          (1)  Preheat oven to 350 deg. F.

          (2)  Cream shortening and sugars. Add eggs and vanilla.
               Beat well.

          (3)  Sift flour, salt, and soda and add to creamed
               sugars. Add oatmeal and nuts, and mix well.

          (4)  Spread evenly into a greased 13x9x2-inch baking
               pan. Bake at 350 deg. F for 20 minutes.

          (5)  While still warm, cut into squares and remove from
               pan.

RATING
     Difficulty: easy.  Time: 10 minutes preparation, 20 minutes
     baking.  Precision: Measure the ingredients.

CONTRIBUTOR
     Betty Reid
     Choate Rosemary Hall, Wallingford, Conn. USA
     {decwrl!mejac,yale,princeton}!spock!breid
     From: hsd@uvacs (Harry S. Delugach)
     Newsgroups: mod.recipes
     Subject: RECIPE: Oatmeal Honey Bread
     Date: 14 Feb 86 06:13:08 GMT
     Organization: University of Virginia, Computer Science Dept.
     Approved: reid@glacier.ARPA

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