Raspberry And Oatmeal Swirls Recipes

Steps:

• Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs and extracts. In another bowl, combine flour, baking powder and salt; add to creamed mixture and mix well. Cover and chill at least 2 hours. , Divide dough in half. On a lightly floured surface, roll each half into a 12x9-in. rectangle. Combine the jam, coconut and pecans; spread over rectangles. Carefully roll up, starting with the long ends, into tight jelly rolls. Wrap in plastic. Refrigerate overnight or freeze for 2-3 hours. , Preheat oven to 375°. Cut into 1/4-in. slices; place on greased baking sheets. Bake until lightly browned, 10-12 minutes. Cool cookies on wire racks.

Steps:

• Set aside six glasses, each with 3/4-cup capacity. In a food processor or blender, combine frozen berries and sugar, and purée for 2 to 3 minutes to make a smooth thick sauce.
• Spoon about 2 teaspoons raspberry purée into each glass, and top with about 2 tablespoons yogurt. Sprinkle with a layer of cookie crumbs. Make another layer of 2 tablespoons yogurt and top with 2 teaspoons purée. At this point the swirls may be covered with plastic wrap and refrigerated. To serve, top each swirl with a final layer of cookie crumbs.

Steps:

• Put the frozen raspberries into a blender with the sugar, and puree. You may have to be patient as they will be difficult to blitz at first since they are extremely hard when frozen.
• Spoon 1 to 2 teaspoons of the raspberry puree into each glass, top with 2 tablespoons of the yogurt and sprinkle a layer of cookie crumbs on top.
• Cover the crumbs with 1 more layer of yogurt, then raspberry puree and finally cookie crumbs again.
• These can be prepared the night before, in which case don't sprinkle the final layer of cookie crumbs until you are ready to eat the swirls but leave the glasses with the yogurt on top, covered with plastic wrap.

Steps:

• Position a rack in the center of the oven and preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper or nonstick aluminum foil.
• Melt the base. In a medium pot on medium heat, add the brown sugar, butter and pumpkin pie spice. Cook, stirring, until the butter melts and the mixture is less gritty.
• Finish the batter. In a large bowl, add the oats, flour, almond extract and egg and toss. Slowly add the butter mixture from the pot while constantly stirring the oat mixture.
• Bake and rest. Use a teaspoon to drop the batter on the prepared baking sheet about 3 inches apart to allow spreading. This will take patience and several batches. Also, to avoid a big glob, try to gently press the oats so they aren't in a mound.
• Bake on the center rack until the edges are caramelized and the centers stop rapidly bubbling, 5 to 6 minutes. Remove and leave on the baking sheet for 5 minutes, then transfer the entire sheet of parchment onto a wire rack. After a few more minutes, transfer the cookies from the parchment to rest directly on the wire rack. Continue until all the batter is cooked and the cookies are fully cool and rigid, 15 to 20 minutes.
• Fill and serve. Pick 2 cookies with approximately the same size and shape and spread about 1/2 teaspoon of raspberry jam on the bottom/flat side of one cookie, then sandwich the matching cookie's bottom/flat side to the other; repeat until done. Store in an airtight container in a cool place, even the fridge, for up to 1 week. Happy holidays and happy cookie making!

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease a 9x13 inch pan.
• In a large bowl, mix together oats, cake mix, and melted margarine so that it makes nice clumps and there is no dry mix left. Press 1/2 of the oats mixture evenly into the bottom the prepared pan. In a separate bowl, mix jam with water, and spread over the crust. Sprinkle the remaining oat mixture evenly over the top.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 18 to 23 minutes, or until the top is lightly browned. Cool before cutting into bars.