Oatmeal Rum Raisin Coconut Bar Recipes

OLD-FASHIONED OATMEAL RAISIN BARS

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, combine the sugar, cornstarch and cinnamon. Stir in sour cream until smooth. Cook and stir over medium-high heat until thickened and bubbly. Reduce heat; cook and stir 2 minutes longer. Remove from the heat. Stir a small amount of hot filling into eggs; return all to pan, stirring constantly. Bring to a gentle boil; cook and stir 2 minutes longer. Remove from the heat. Gently stir in raisins. Cool to room temperature without stirring., Meanwhile, in a large bowl, combine the flour, oats, brown sugar, baking soda and salt. Cut in butter until crumbly. , Firmly press 3-1/2 cups of crumb mixture into a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan. Spread with raisin filling. Sprinkle with remaining crumb mixture. , Bake at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on a wire rack. Cut into bars. Refrigerate leftovers.

OATMEAL-RAISIN BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter an 8-inch square baking pan. Line bottom with parchment paper, leaving an overhang on two sides; butter paper.
• In a large bowl, whisk together butter, sugars, egg, salt, and cinnamon until smooth. Add flour, oats, and raisins; fold in just until combined.
• Spread batter in prepared pan, and bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out with moist crumbs attached, 25 to 30 minutes. Cool completely in pan. Using paper overhang, lift cake onto a work surface; cut into 16 bars.

OATMEAL RUM RAISIN COCONUT BAR

Steps:

• 1. start by soaking the raisins in the dark rum for at least 20 mins.
• 2. In a large bowl, cream the sugar and the room temperature butter with a mixer until creamy,(about 3 mins.) add 1 egg at a time and mix until well incorporated. add the vanilla
• 3. in another bowl, combine the dry ingredients (not the coconut, yet) slowly add to the wet ingredients about mix well about 2 mins.
• 4. gently fold in the "drunk" raisins and coconut flakes.
• 5. in a casserole dish, butter (or spray) the bottom, pour the mixture and bake at 350 for about 20-30 mins, depending on your oven...let cool completely and serve alone or with ice cream ...I mixed 2 tbs of powdered sugar with a little cinnamon and thinned out with milk. then drizzled

COCONUT OATMEAL RAISIN COOKIES

Steps:

• Cream butter and sugars together until light.
• Add egg and mix well.
• Mix together flour, oats, coconut, baking powder and baking soda.
• Add to butter-sugar mixture and mix well.
• Stir in raisins.
• Drop by spoonfuls onto lightly greased cookie sheets.
• Flatten slightly with a fork.
• Bake at 350° for 12-15 minutes or until light golden.

THICK COCONUT OATMEAL RAISIN COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350*.
• Cream butter and sugar until fluffy.
• Add egg and vanilla. Beat well.
• Combine flour, baking soda, salt, oats and coconut. Gradually add to creamed mixture.
• Add water and raisins.
• Drop by teaspoon full onto a parchment lined cookie sheet.
• Bake for 11 - 14 minutes. Cool slightly before removing from sheet.

OATMEAL COOKIES WITH RUM-SOAKED RAISINS

Steps:

• Simmer raisins and rum over low heat until raisins are plump (about 20-30 minutes) Drain liquid into measuring cup Add water to make 1/2 cup liquid.
• Heat oven to 400 degrees (I found 375 worked better for me.).
• Cream butter and sugar. Stir in eggs, vanilla, and raisin liquid.
• Mix all the dry ingredients (except nuts and oats).
• and add to butter mixture.
• Stir in oats, raisins and nuts.
• Drop rounded teasspoons of dough on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake for 8-10 minutes.

OATMEAL AND RAISIN SPICE COOKIE BARS

Steps:

• Brush a 13 x 9 inch baking dish with oil, then line with parchment paper or foil, pressing paper down firmly so it stays. Leave a slight overhang of paper.
• In mixing bowl cream the margarine or butter until light. Add the sugars and beat until smooth. Add the egg and vanilla and mix in well.
• In a separate bowl mix the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, allspice and ginger. Mix into the batter, then stir in the oatmeal and raisins.
• Press dough evenly into the lined baking pan. (This is the messy part.) The dough will be a bit sticky and there will seem to be almost not enough to fill the pan.
• Bake in a pre-heated 350 degree oven for 15 to 18 minutes, until golden. Bake a bit less for chewier bars, a bit more for crispy bars.
• Let cool for 3 or 4 minutes, then lift gently out of the pan. Cool a couple more minutes, cut into squares, then cool fully.