So it's the holiday season which means that in houses all over, it's cookie time!
Personally I get a little tired of cookies on top of cookies on top of cookies, so I throw in these tasty oatmeal bars once in a while to change things up.
Plus, this recipe is actually easier than cookies....well sort of.
So even though I've made this recipe numerous times in the past, like every cook does occasionally...I made a boo boo.
A major, throw it all in the trash and start over, boo boo.
Let me just preface this recipe by saying, FOR GODS SAKE USE THE RIGHT AMOUNT OF BUTTER!!!
I mistakenly used only 1/4 cup of butter instead of 3/4 cup and things didn't go well...meaning it didn't bake!
After turning off my Christmas music (because it was just too cheery for the moment), dramatically throwing everything in the trash, and stomping around for a about ten minutes I sucked up my pouty lip, had Kevin run out and buy me new ingredients and started over.....with the music back on.
Luckily, like I said before, this recipe is not hard or time consuming so starting over wasn't a huge deal in the end.
Really what is the Christmas season without a few mishaps?
Ingredients:
1 packaged box of yellow cake mix
2 cups of old fashioned oats
1/2 cup of dried cranberries
3/4 cup of butter, melted
1 cup of chunky apple sauce
1/4 teaspoon of apple pie spice
Foil
9x13 baking dish
Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
Line a 9x13 baking dish with foil so that there is enough hanging over the edge to pull the bars out of the pan later.
Lightly grease with cooking spray.
In a large bowl, add the cake mix, oats, and cranberries.
Melt 3/4 cup of butter and pour into the oat mixture.
Use a fork to mix in the butter until it becomes crumbly.
Take half of the oat mixture and press evenly onto the bottom of the pan making sure that there are no empty spaces.
In a small bowl mix together the applesauce and apple pie spice.
Spread evenly on top of the bottom layer of oats.
Take the second half of the oat mixture and evenly sprinkle on top of the applesauce.
Lightly press just so it barely covers the applesauce.
The top is more of a crumble, so there is no need to press down as hard as the bottom layer.
Bake for 30 minutes or until the top starts to lightly brown.
Remove from the oven and place on a wire rack to cool for about an hour.
Once the pan is completely cooled, carefully use the ends of the foil to remove the whole sheet from the pan and onto a cutting board.
Cut into bars or squares.
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