Oatmeal Fig Jam Squares

• Breakfast Foods

  • 1 cup Quaker old fashioned rolled oats

• Condiments

  • 3/4 cup Fig jam

• Baking & Spices

  • 1 cup All-purpose flour
  • 1/2 tsp Almond extract
  • 1/4 tsp Baking powder
  • 1/2 cup Brown sugar, light
  • 1/4 tsp Salt

• Dairy

  • 1/2 cup Butter

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Description

Ingredients

• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 cup Quaker® Old Fashioned Rolled Oats
• ½ cup light brown sugar
• ¼ teaspoon baking powder
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• ½ cup (1 stick) butter, cubed and room temperature
• ½ teaspoon almond extract
• ¾ cup fig jam

Directions

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Spray an 8x8 baking dish with cooking spray and set aside.
• In a large bowl mix together flour, oats, sugar, baking powder and salt.
• Mix in butter using a fork, pastry blender or hands until combined.
• Gently mix in almond extract.
• Reserve 1½ cups of mixture and press the remaining mixture on the bottom of prepared baking dish.
• Spread fig jam on top.
• Sprinkle the remaining flour and oat mixture on top of fig jam.
• Bake on the center rack for 35 to 40 minutes until golden brown.
• Cool before cutting into squares.