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National Oatmeal Cookie Day, April 30, gives you an excuse to bake cookies with oatmeal – recipes like Cherry Oatmeal Bar Cookies and others featured below. Have fun!

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Feature: Make Cherry Oatmeal Bar Cookies for National Oatmeal Cookie Day

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They are a variation of a fruit crumble – a dessert made popular in Britain during World War II as a money-saving alternative to pie.

Fruit (in this case, cherries) was placed on the bottom of the baking pan and covered with a crumbly mixture of butter, flour, and sugar.

This easy cake mix cookies recipe takes simplicity one step further by calling for just 4 ingredients.

The cookie crumb combination is divided to make a crust on the bottom, fruit placed in the middle, and the remaining crumbles sprinkled on top. Once baked, the dessert is cut into bars.

Prep time: 10 minutes
Bake time: 18-23 minutes
Makes about 35 bars

Get the full Cherry Oatmeal Cookies Recipe here. Plus be sure to check out our Bar Cookies Pinterest board for more cookie inspiration.

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