Best Molasses Oatmeal Bars Recipes

MOLASSES BARS

Steps:

• Kick the tires and light the fires to 375 °F.
• Cream the sugars and the margarine together. Add in your two eggs and beat in completely.
• Add in the molasses to the margarine/sugar mix and mix in thoroughly.
• Whisk together the dry ingredients.
• Combine the wet and dry and mix well.Then add in your raisins.
• Divide the dough into two pieces, and from each half form three long rolls on a cookie sheet.
• Build them up as high as you can and they fit across a baking sheet, width-wise. When you build them up, you get a thicker, chewier bar.
• Bake them in the oven at 375 for 13-15 minutes, and do not over/under bake. This from my grandma's instructions. So they need to be baked until the edges are cooked and the middle slightly still underdone.
• Slice them across into about 8-10 squares when they are fully cooled, needless to say, this recipe makes a large amount, you can end up with 40-60 of the little bars!

OATMEAL BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Butter and flour a 9 by 13 inch baking pan. Sift the dry ingredients together and set aside. In an electric mixer cream the butter, molasses and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg and add the reserved dry ingredients and mix until just incorporated. Fold in oats, raisins, nuts and chips. Spread dough in an even layer on prepared pan and bake for 20 to 30 minutes or until lightly browned. Let cool on a rack for 10 minutes then carefully cut in to bars approximately 3 inches square. Remove bars from pan and allow to cool completely.

OATMEAL CHOCOLATE CHIP BARS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Grease 15 x 10 or 13 x 9-inch pan.
• In a large bowl, beat brown sugar and shortening until light and fluffy.
• Add molasses, vanilla and eggs; blend well.
• Stir in oats, flour, baking soda and salt; blend well.
• Stir in nuts and chocolate chips.
• Spread in greased pan.
• Bake at 350°F.
• for 20 to 25 minutes or until light golden brown and center is set.
• Cool slightly. Cut into bars.
• Serve warm or cool.
• Yield: 48 bars Enjoy!