3/4 cup butter or margarine
1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 1/2 cups quick cooking oatmeal
1 (10-ounce) jar raspberry jam
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
Cream together butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy. In a bowl, combine flour, salt, and baking soda. Stir into the creamed mixture. When well-mixed stir in quick cooking oatmeal (uncooked).
Press half the mixture into a greased 13 x 9-inch baking pan. Spread raspberry jam on top and cover with the remaining oatmeal mixture.
Bake for 20 to 25 minutes. Cool before cutting into bars.
Makes 24 bars.