BLUE RIDGE BLACKBERRY LEMON BARS

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Provided by @MakeItYours

Number Of Ingredients 13

•2 cups oats, either quick or old-fashioned (uncooked)
•2 cups Pillsbury BEST® All Purpose Flour
•1 1/4 cups light brown sugar, firmly packed
•1 cup lightly toasted walnuts*, chopped
•1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
•1/4 teaspoon grated nutmeg
•1 teaspoon grated lemon peel
•1/2 teaspoon salt
•2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
•1 cup butter, chilled, cut into small pieces
•Crisco® Original No-Stick Cooking Spray
•1 (12 oz.) jar Smucker's® Seedless Blackberry Jam
•Powdered sugar, if desired

Steps:

HEAT oven to 325°F. Toss together in a large mixing bowl oats, flour, brown sugar, walnuts, cinnamon, nutmeg, lemon peel and salt until well blended.2SPRINKLE mixture with lemon juice, then with a pastry blender or two knives, cut in the butter pieces until mixture is crumbly.
SPRAY 13 x 9-inch baking pan with no-stick cooking spray. Reserve 2 cups of the oat mixture, then sprinkle remainder in pan, pressing with fingers to form a crust4BAKE 10 minutes, or until set. Let cool slightly, then spread blackberry jam evenly over crust. Sprinkle evenly with reserved oat mixture, pressing down gently. 5RETURN to oven; bake 15 to 20 minutes, or until crust is golden brown. TIP*To toast nuts: Place walnuts in dry nonstick skillet; cook over medium heat, shaking pan until nuts are lightly browned.