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gooey oat bars with dried cherries
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Gooey Oat Bars

Ingredients

Crust

  • nonstick spray
  • 1 3/4 cups flour
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/3 cup sugar
  • 3/4 cup cold butter

Filling

  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 3/4 cup brown sugar
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 1/3 cup oats
  • 1/2 cup shredded coconut
  • 1 1/2 cups chocolate chips and dried fruit

Instructions

Make the crust

  • Heat the oven to 350 F. Line the bottom of a 9x13 baking tray with parchment paper and lightly spray the paper with nonstick spray.
  • Combine the flour, salt and sugar in a food processor. Cut the cold butter into chunks and let the machine run until the mixture forms large chunks. It takes longer than you think it might! 
  • Put the dough onto the parchment paper and press it out with your fingers across the bottom and 1/4" up the sides. Bake 15-20 minutes, until pale but golden.

Make the filling

  • Melt the butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Cook, stirring almost continuously, about 5 minutes, until golden brown bits form on the bottom of the pan. Remove from the heat and stir in the white and brown sugar, then let it cool 5-10 minutes.
  • Whisk in the eggs one at a time, then the vanilla. Then stir in the oats, coconut and m chocolate and dried fruit.  Pour over the parbaked crust, then bake 15-20 minutes, until just barely set.
  • Let cool, then cut into squares.