Oatmeal Raisin-Filled Bars With Glaze

• Dough
• unsalted butter↗1 cup

  softened

• brown sugar↗2 cups
• eggs↗2
• vanilla↗2 teaspoons
• flour↗2 1⁄2 cups

  maybe a little more

• baking soda↗1 teaspoon
• salt↗1 teaspoon
• quick-cooking oatmeal↗3 cups
• Filling
• chopped raisins2 cups
• water↗1 cup
• granulated sugar↗1⁄2 cup
• flour↗1 tablespoon
• vanilla↗1 teaspoon
• Glaze↗
• cup powdered sugar↗1
• teaspoon cinnamon↗1⁄4
• tablespoon milk↗1

Step-by-step instructions

1. 1

   Heat oven to 350 degrees, Grease jelly roll pan (15x10 sheet).

2. 2

   Cream together butter and sugar. Add in eggs and vanilla. In a separate bowl, combine 2 1/2 cups flour, soda, salt and oatmeal. Add to butter mixture until combined. (Stir in additional flour 1/2 cup flour if dough is too sticky).

3. 3

   Divide dough in half. Press one half of the dough into prepared pan, speading evenly.

4. 4

   In a saucepan, combine raisins and the rest of the filling ingredients. Cook over medium heat until boiling. Remove from heat and let cool slightly. Spread filling over dough in pan.

5. 5

   Drop remaining half of dough in small crumbles all over the raisin layer. Bake 15 to 20 minutes or until golden and cooked through. Remove from oven and cool.

6. 6

   Combine powdered sugar, cinnamon and milk. Drizzle glaze over bars. Cut into pieces.