Cleo's Raisin Filled Cookie Bars

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cups raisins, coarsely chopped
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 3/4 cup water
• 3 tablespoons lemon juice
• 3/4 cup butter or 3/4 cup margarine
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 3/4 cups flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 1/2 cups oats

Recipe

• 1 cook filling ingredients in a saucepan over low heat until thick, about five minutes.
• 2 mix butter and sugar together then add the flour, salt, baking soda and oats and mix until it resembles crumbs.
• 3 press half of mix into a 9 x 13" pan.
• 4 spread on raisin filling.
• 5 pat on remain crumb mixture to cover all the filling.
• 6 bake at 400° for 20 to 25 minutes.
• 7 cool and cut into bars.