California Gold Bars

Ingredients
 2 cups California golden raisins, chopped
 ¼ cup sugar
 1 tbsp cornstarch
 1 cup water
 ½ cup butter or margarine
 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
 ½ tsp baking soda
 ½ tsp salt
 1 ½ cups quick oats, uncooked
 1 tbsp water
 water
Cinnamon Icing
 1 cup sifted powdered sugar
 ¼ tsp ground cinnamon
 1 ½ tbsp milk

Procedure
1

Combine raisins, sugar, cornstarch and water in saucepan. Stir over medium heat until thickened. Set aside to cool. Meanwhile, cream butter and sugar. Sift together flour, soda and salt. Stir into creamed mixture. Add oats and 1 tablespoon water. Mix until crumbly. Firmly press half of mixture into greased 13×9-inch pan. Spread with raisin filling. Pat on remaining crumb mixture. Bake at 350°F for 40 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool.

2

For icing, mix sifted powdered sugar with cinnamon. Stir in milk until consistency for drizzling. Drizzle on bars.