Easy Raspberry Oatmeal Bars

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 1 (16 1/2 ounce) box yellow cake mix
• 2 1/4 cups quick-cooking oats
• 3/4 cup salted butter
• 1 (12 ounce) jar seedless raspberry jam
• 1/2 cup powdered sugar (optional)
• water (optional)

Recipe

• 1 melt the butter in the microwave.
• 2 in a large bowl, combine all of the ingredients except the jam. mix with your hands until the ingredients are crumbly, taking care to break up all clumps of the cake mix.
• 3 in a 13" x 9" shallow baking pan, such as a cookie sheet, press 1/2 of the oatmeal/cake mixture in the pan. make sure to keep the layer as even as possible.
• 4 pour the jam into a bowl and mix well. this helps the jam to spread easier. spread the jam onto the first oatmeal layer.
• 5 press the remaining oatmeal/cake mixture onto the top of the jam. try to keep layers as even as possible.
• 6 bake for 40-50 minutes or until oatmeal is lightly browned. cut into bars once cooled.
• 7 optional glaze: add water to powdered sugar into is is a pourable mix, about 3-4 teaspoons. lightly drizzle over the pan. cut into bars once cooled.