{"id":15888,"date":"2016-01-18T05:00:43","date_gmt":"2016-01-18T11:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.blissfulbasil.com\/?p=15888"},"modified":"2021-04-27T13:03:32","modified_gmt":"2021-04-27T19:03:32","slug":"oatmeal-raisin-cookie-bars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blissfulbasil.com\/oatmeal-raisin-cookie-bars\/","title":{"rendered":"Oatmeal Raisin Cookie Bars"},"content":{"rendered":"

These vegan and gluten-free oatmeal raisin cookie bars are gooey, dense, and sink-your-teeth-in delicious. And that sweet cinnamon-raisin touch makes them feel\u00a0almost breakfast appropriate.\u00a0Almost.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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These<\/a><\/strong> cookie bars - chocolate chips + raisins + cinnamon = x<\/p>\n

Solve for x.<\/p>\n

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Mmmhmm, you got it. x = oatmeal-raisin cookie bars.<\/p>\n

These bars are made\u00a0with the same delectable cookie base as those beloved chocolate chip cookie bars, only they're\u00a0outfitted in a new wardrobe of cinnamon and raisins. Sweet and spiced and everrrrything nice.<\/p>\n

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They're just as gooey, dense, and sink-your-teeth-in delicious as their chocolaty predecessors, and that sweet cinnamon-raisin touch makes them feel\u00a0almost<\/em> breakfast appropriate. \"Almost\" as in\u00a0I had one for breakfast yesterday.<\/em> And \"almost\" as in I'm predicting I probably had one for breakfast\u00a0this morning too, only I'm not 100% certain\u00a0because I wrote this post yesterday. Fingers crossed that my current self is as fancy free as my former self because if she is, my Monday is off to a good\u00a0start.<\/p>\n

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Because that gooey stack of deliciousness colliding with a Monday\u00a0can only mean\u00a0good things.<\/p>\n

These bars require just 10 ingredients -- pinch of salt and cinnamon included -- and 10 minutes of prep + 25 minutes of baking. To make them, you'll start by creaming together natural almond butter, coconut sugar, and pure vanilla extract for a full minute (go on and time it -- I certainly do).<\/p>\n

Then, you'll whisk together oat flour, rolled oats, baking powder, cinnamon, and sea salt until well combined. Add the oat flour mixture to the creamed almond butter mixture, and before you start beating, pour in a bit of unsweetened almond milk. Then, turn your mixer on and beat until combined. Add in a generous scoop of raisins and beat again until the cookie dough is dotted with those wrinkled gems.<\/p>\n

Scoop the dough into a lined 8x8 baking pan (double-check that your pan is 8x8 because 9x9 will\u00a0negatively affect\u00a0the texture and moisture of the bars), and bake until crisp and chewy on the outside and tender and gooey on the inside.<\/p>\n

Easy\u00a0as pie<\/del> cookie bars.<\/p>\n

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Oatmeal Raisin Cookie Bars<\/h2>\n
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These gooey vegan and gluten-free oatmeal raisin cookie bars require just 10 ingredients\u2014pinch of sea salt and cinnamon included\u2014and 10 minutes of prep + 25 minutes of baking. They're packed with fiber-rich rolled oats, sweet and chewy raisin, and nutty almond butter.<\/span><\/div>\n
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<\/g><\/svg><\/span> Prep Time <\/span>10 minutes<\/span><\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span><\/div>
<\/g><\/svg><\/span> Cook Time <\/span>25 minutes<\/span><\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span><\/div>
<\/g><\/svg><\/span> Total Time <\/span>35 minutes<\/span><\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n
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<\/g><\/svg><\/span> Servings <\/span>12<\/span> to 16 bars<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n

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