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Oatmeal Raisin Cookie Bars

Soft-centred, buttery and somewhere between a cookie and a proper homemade muesli bar.
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Prep Time:15 minutes
Cook Time:30 minutes
Course: Snack
Cuisine: American
Keyword: bar cookies, muesli cookie, oatmeal cookie bar, oatmeal raisin cookie, snack bar
Servings: 16 Bars

Ingredients

  • 140 grams plain flour
  • 15 grams cornflour
  • 180 grams rolled oats
  • 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 3/4 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 185 grams butter melted
  • 150 grams brown sugar
  • 50 grams caster sugar
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 large egg yolk
  • 2 tsp vanilla
  • 150 grams raisins

Frosting

  • 30 grams butter
  • 80 grams icing sugar
  • 1-2 Tb Full fat millk
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla
  • pinch sea salt

Instructions

  1. Heat oven to 175°C fan force and line a 20cm baking tin with parchment paper
  2. Mix dry ingredients together
  3. In another bowl whisk butter and sugars until glossy and mixed through
  4. Fold dry into wet until almost combined, stir in raisins and any other add ins
  5. Gently press into tin, don’t compact it aggressively or they become dense
  6. Bake 24–30 minutes or until cooked through and lightly browned on top

Frosting

  1. Brown butter lightly in saucepan
  2. Cool 2 to 3 minutes then whisk in icing sugar and enough milk to get a drizzle consistency
    3. The frosting doesn’t set hard, skip it if you want something cleaner to package/travel.