Raisin Rum Bars

Name: Raisin Rum Bars
Ingredients: ¾ cup [105 g] raisins; ⅓ cup [80 g] dark rum; 2 cups [180 g] rolled oats; 1½ cups [213 g] all-purpose flour; ¾ teaspoon baking soda; ¾ teaspoon ground cinnamon; ¼ teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg; ¾ cup [150 g] granulated sugar; ¾ cup [150 g] brown sugar; 1 tablespoon orange zest; 1 large egg, at room temperature; 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract; 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted; 2 to 4 tablespoons reserved rum or water; 2 to 4 tablespoons reserved rum or water; Pinch of salt; 2 cups [240 g] confectioners’ sugar

Preparation info

Makes •
12
large bars

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

100 Afternoon Sweets

By Sarah Kieffer

Published 2024

About

I’ve always been enamored with iced oatmeal cookies, but they are often disappointing and overly sweet. I found soaking the raisins in rum helped, along with a little orange zest, cinnamon, and nutmeg. More rum in the icing helped too. This is one tasty pan of bars to spend the afternoon with.

Ingredients

Bars

¾ cup [105 g] raisins
⅓ cup [80

Cookies
Vegetarian

Method

1) For the Bars

In a small bowl, combine the raisins and rum. Let the raisins soak for 20 minutes. Strain the raisins and reserve the rum.

2) Position an oven rack in the middle of the oven and preheat the oven to 350°F [180°C]. Grease a 9