Ingredients

• 1 3/4 cups flour
• 1 cup butter
• 1/2tsp. baking soda
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1 cup Welch’s Grape Jam
• 1 1/2 cups rolled oats
• 1/2 cup finely chopped nuts (optional)

Preparation

1. Mix flour, soda and salt; add oats and mix. Cream butter; add sugar gradually; cream until fluffy. Add the flour mixture.
2. Reserve 1/4 of crumbs for topping. Firmly press remainder in a greased 13"x9"x2" pan. Spread grape jam carefully over layer in pan. Sprinkle with reserved topping and chopped nuts.
3. Bake in preheated 400ºF oven about 25 minutes.

Makes 4 dozen.