Lemon Oatmeal Bars always take me way back...way way back and I've carried this simple recipe forward to my boys.
Sometimes you just need a simple recipe with few ingredients. Betty Crocker doesn't disappoint!
Updated May 2020
Making Oatmeal Cookies is always a treat. They are chewy and sweet with a little crisp bite. Yum.
But what happens when we turn one of these Cookie Packages into a decantant dessert? Well let me tell you.
YUM!
You can fool just about everyone with this desert especially if you take the time to dress up the plate, serve with a chilled glass of milk.
Just make sure you throw away the Oatmeal Cookie Package, okay?
What's in Lemon Oatmeal Bars?
- 1 pkg Oatmeal Cookie Mix
- ½ Cup Butter
- 1 Egg
- Sweetened Condensed Milk
- ¼ Cup Lemon Juice
- 1 teaspoon Lemon Zest
I like to use cold butter in this recipe and use a cheese grater to grate bits of butter into the Oatmeal mix. Trust me. Genius!
How to make Lemon Oatmeal Bars?
- Use a large bowl and add cookie mix with cold grated butter.
- Mix with a fork to make crumbles
- But it doesn't hurt towards the end to get messy and use your hands
- With a fork add 1 egg and combine. The mixture will get a little sticky at this point but also crumbly too. It's a strange mixture, but it works.
- Spray an 8x8 or 9x9 glass pan with cooking spray and place half the cookie mixture in the bottom of the pan.
- Use a fork or your fingers to spread evenly to make a crust.
- Bake at 350 for 12 minutes.
- In a separate bowl combine sweetened condensed milk, lemon juice and lemon zest.
- With a spoon stir until fully combined. Mixture will be a thick pudding like consistency.
- Pour mixture over baked crust and crumble remaining cookie on top
- Bake for 22-24 minutes or until golden brown
- Allow to cool for at least 30 minutes before cutting.
- Store in refrigerator
Betty Crocker Lemon Oatmeal Bars are decadent. Sweet Rich Lemon flavored bar cookie with an oatmeal crust.
I hope your mouth is watering, because I truly love these sweet bars
How to store Lemon Oat Bars
Because this recipe has sweetened condensed milk, it's best to store in the refrigerator. Personally I love a cold Lemon Bar
Can I double the batch?
Of course you can, just double the ingredients of course! 😉
This is a recipe my mother would have me make growing up because it was a perfectly easy recipe that I couldn't mess up.
Funny thing is, this is a recipe I started my own boys with. With few ingredients and even less to measure its a great recipe to teach a little.
Plus, you can do it all by hand. No hand mixer involved.
Lemon Oatmeal Bars have an oatmeal base with a lemon filling and then cookie crumble on top. The Flavors are perfectly blanaced.
So go ahead and pour yourself a glass of milk and sneak a bar or two and enjoy!
More Bars and Cookies
- Best Lemon Bars
- Golden Oreo
- Snickerdoodle Bars
- Peanut Butter Brownies
- Blonde Brownie
- Peanut Butter Oatmeal Bars
- Homemade Oreo
Lemon Oatmeal Bar
Ingredients
- 1 pkg Betty Crocker Oatmeal Cookie Mix
- ½ Cup Butter
- 1 Egg
- 1 can 14 0z Sweetened Condensed Milk
- 2 teaspoon Lemon Peel Grated
- ¼ Cup Lemon Juice
Instructions
- Heat Oven to 350 degrees
- Cut Cold slices of butter into bowl with Oatmeal mixture and blend together with a fork or pastry cutter.
- Mix in egg to Oatmeal and Butter mixture. Mixture will be crumbly
- Press ½ of mixture into the bottom of an 8x8 sprayed pan. Bake for 10-12 mins
- In a separate bowl mix lemon peel, lemon juice and sweetened condensed milk until combined.
- Pour over baked oatmeal crust and layer the rest of the Crumble Oatmeal mixture on top
- Bake for 22-25 minutes. Until golden brown. Let cool 30 minutes or longer. Store in refrigerator.
Trelva Schuck
Very tasty. And easy to make. 🙂