Maple Pecan Oatmeal Bars
Maple oat bar cookies topped with brown sugar and maple syrup coated pecans.
Recipe Ingredients:
Bars:
2 1/4 cups Quaker® Oats (quick or old fashioned, uncooked)
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 cups firmly packed brown sugar
3/4 cup shredded coconut
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup butter, melted
1/3 cup maple syrup
1 large egg, lightly beaten
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Topping:
1 1/2 cups chopped pecans (about 6-ounces)
1/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1/3 cup maple syrup
Cooking Directions:
- Heat oven to 350°F (175°C). Lightly grease 13x9x2-inch baking pan.
- For bars, combine oats, flour, sugar, coconut, if desired, baking soda and salt in large bowl; mix well. In small bowl, combine butter, syrup, egg and vanilla; mix well. Add to oat mixture; mix well. (Dough will be stiff.) Press dough evenly onto bottom of prepared pan.
- For topping, combine pecans and sugar in small bowl; mix well. Sprinkle evenly over dough, pressing down lightly. Drizzle evenly with syrup.
- Bake 35 to 38 minutes or until edges are set but center is soft. (Do not overbake.)
- Cool completely in pan on wire rack. Cut into bars. Store tightly covered.
Makes 24 bars.
Recipe and photograph provided courtesy of The Quaker Oats Company.