{Raspberry Oat Bars}

I am going to be honest, I am not much of a baker.  It's not that I don't like to bake, it's that when I do it doesn't seem to turn out right so I normally just stick to cooking which I really enjoy to do!  When I do want to bake something, I love for it to be an easy recipe and this my friends is really easy and tastes super yummy!!

Raspberry Oat Bars:

1 1/4 cups of quick oats oatmeal

1 1/4 cup of flour

1/2 cup of brown sugar

1 tsp of baking powder

1/4 tsp of salt

1 3/4 STICKS of butter, softened

1 cup of Raspberry Jam or desired flavor

Combine all of your ingredients and mix in the butter until crumbly.  Reserve 1 cup of the crumb mixture.  Place the remaning crumb mixture in the bottom of a 8 x 8 in pan.  Layer with jam and remaining crumb mixture on top.  Bake at 350 degrees for 30-35 minutes.  Let cool. 

Serve with either ice cream or cool whip.

{Homemade By You #16}

I know...I know...where in the world have I been?!?!  Its been exactly a week since I posted anything!  Well... my week has been pretty crazy, not bad crazy, just crazy! And mommy and wife duties come before blog fun soo....after dealing with some BAD sleeping nights with a baby with a cold, shopping to get some craft projects ready for our churchs day camp, thinking Jacob might of had pink eye, but its just from his cold..... to some amazing news that my sister Courtney is ENGAGED!!!! I haven't quite had the time to get crafty....but I'm back and I have a super easy yummy recipe to share with you guys tomorrow...but for now lets have a party!!

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