Tuesdays with Dorie: Brown-Sugar Oat Squares

This week's recipe came together so quickly and easily.  I was wishing I'd known about this recipe in the days when it was more often than I needed a last minute takealong snack for a small group.  All of the ingredients can be found in your pantry.  It doesn't even need an egg.  The whole recipe comes together fast in the bowl of your food processor.

My family loves anything with oats.  Add in some butter, sugar, and spices and these were delicious.  The caramelized flavor of the brown sugar, combined with the allspice and cinnamon was delicate and well-balanced.  

As others mentioned, the only tricky part was inverting the warm bars, slicing then returning them to the pan.  I will take their lead in the future and use a parchment sling.  To make things a bit more challenging, I got distracted after taking these out of the oven and didn't do those steps until the bars were barely warm.  I lost quite a few of the oats on top but sprinkled them over the baked and cut bars anyway.  I cut mine into triangles to get a few more pieces because I planned to take them to a meeting.  They were gone in no time!

Next time you need a quick and tasty treat, follow the Brown-Sugar Oat Squares recipe from Baking with Dorie:  Sweet, Salty & Simple.