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California Gold Bars

Yields30 Servings

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.

Nutrition Facts

30 servings

Serving size

1 bar


Amount per serving
Calories150
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 3.5g5%

Saturated Fat 2g10%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 10mg4%
Sodium 95mg5%
Total Carbohydrate 28g11%

Dietary Fiber 1g4%
Total Sugars 20g
Protein 2g

Calcium 16mg2%
Iron 1mg6%
Potassium 130mg3%

* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.