Oatmeal Raisin Bars

I adapted a recipe I found on Pinterest that originally used toffee or cinnamon chips. I prefer raisins with my oatmeal cookies, but I think you could try any similar dried fruit.

Ingredients:

1/2 C canola oil

1 C brown sugar

1/2 C granulated sugar

2 Eggs

2 Tbsp. milk

2 tsp. vanilla extract

1/2 tsp. salt

3 C old-fashioned rolled oats
1 3/4 C flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1 C raisins

Sea salt to sprinkle on top


Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

In a large bowl, combine oil, sugars, eggs, milk, vanilla, and salt. Beat on medium for 2-3 minutes or until sugars have dissolved.

Add oats, flour, baking soda, and raisins. Stir until just combined.

Pour into 9x13 pan. Batter will be very thick. I lined my pan with nonstick foil first so I could easily lift the bars out and slice them. Then sprinkle top with sea salt.

Bake 15-20 minutes or until top is golden. Remove from oven and cool slightly before slicing and serving.

*I like to under bake mine just a smidge so they are soft and chewy, even after they've completely cooled. But that's up to you. I also like my cookies slightly under baked, too.