Raisin Bar Cookies are one of those feel-good, easy cookie recipes … all the warmth of an oatmeal raisin cookie, but in a bar cookie recipe.
The bars are simple because they are layered, with the crust and the topping one in the same mixture.
And don’t let the idea of making a stove top filling intimidate you. Cornstarch means thickening is nearly foolproof and the mixture takes just 6-7 minutes to blend together.
Raisin Bar Cookies are a crossover cookie recipe. Three layers – one a filling – make this recipe a filled cookie. Yet they are baked in a pan and cut, so they are also bar cookies.
Prep time: 20-30 minutes
Bake time: 32-38 minutes
Makes about 3 dozen bars, depending upon how you slice them
Crust and Topping
1 ¼ cups (2 ½ sticks) butter or margarine, softened
1 ¼ cups packed brown sugar
1 large egg
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
2 ½ cups rolled oats plus 2-3 tablespoons extra (for sprinkling)
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoons cinnamon
Filling
2 cups raisins
1 cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon cornstarch
½ cup cold apple cider or cold water
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