2 1/2 cups seedless raisins

1/2 cup sugar (or to taste)

2 Tbs. corn starch

3/4 cup water

3 Tbsp. lemon juice

1 tsp. vanilla

Cookie Mixture:

1 3/4 cup sifted flour

1/2 tsp. salt

3/4 cup butter or margarine

1 cup brown sugar

1 1/2 cups quick cooking rolled oats

 

Rinse raisins, place in sauce pan with sugar and cornstarch, mix well, add water and stir until thickened. Add lemon juice and cook a few minutes more. Add vanilla and let cool.

Preheat oven to 350*

Sift and measure flour, resift flour with salt and soda added. Cream butter and sugar together – add flour mixture and oats. Mix until crumbly. Spread half into a 13x9x2″ pan. Spread raisin mixture over this. Top with remaining crumbs. bake 35-40 minutes. Cut into bars.

– Fennell, Hattie