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Strawberry Pecan Bars

INGREDIENTS
4 sticks of butter (room temperature)
2 cups granulated sugar
2 eggs
1 tbsp vanilla extract
4 cups all purpose flour (sifted)
1 1/4 cup pecans (chopped)
1 cup oatmeal
1/2 cup strawberry jam
1 cup chopped strawberries

• Butter two 9x9 pan. Preheat oven to 350degrees Fahrenheit.
• In a large bowl or mixer, beat together butter and sugar until smooth.
• Mix in eggs one at a time. Add vanilla.
• Slowly mix in the flour (1 cup at a time). Scrape batter from the sides & bottom of the bowl before adding the next cup of flour.
• Once the flour is completely incorporated, add in 1 cup of the chopped pecans.
• Half the batter mixture. One half will be the bottom of the bars & the other half will be the "crumb" topping.
• Spread the already halved mixture between the two baking pans to create the bottom of the bars.
• With the remaining batter that has been set aside for the crumb topping, mix in 1 cup of oatmeal and 1/4 cup of pecans set aside.
• Mix the strawberry jam and chopped strawberries together in a small bowl.
• Spread the strawberry mixture over the batter of the 2 baking dishes.
• To add the crumb topping, place dollops of the batter over the strawberry spread.
• Bake for 30 minutes at 350degrees or until the top is golden brown.
• Let the bars cool for 10 minutes. Slice. Serve (with ice cream of course!)

I clearly forgot to take some pictures along the way. Like I said, I'm a bad blogger.