Raspberry Cream Cheese Bars (Jill Tew)

These are divine! I could eat a whole pan, ...but really shouldn't!



1 c butter, softened

1 c granulated sugar
2 c all-purpose flour

1 c rolled oats
12 oz cream cheese
 (don't decrease this)
3/4 c sweetened condensed milk (not the entire can)
2/3 c raspberry jam, softened

 

Cream butter and sugar in mixer until well combined. Add flour and oatmeal and mix gently to make a crumbly dough. Pat 2/3 of dough into buttered 9x13 dish. Set aside 1/3 dough for topping. Combine cream cheese and sweetened, condensed milk in mixer and beat until smooth, this will be a fairly thick mixture.

Drop cream cheese mixture onto crust and spread. Soften jam until pourable and spread over cream cheese mixture. Crumble remaining dough onto top of raspberry preserves. Bake at 350° for 40-45 min, or until crust is lightly browned. When cool, cut into bars (or shapes) and serve.