Soft Oatmeal Raisin Cookie Granola Bars
These Soft Oatmeal Raisin Cookie Granola Bars are chewy, homemade snack bars with all the cozy flavor of an oatmeal raisin cookie. Made with simple pantry ingredients, they’re perfect for lunchboxes, quick breakfasts, and grab-and-go snacks—no hard or dry bars here.
Ingredients
- 2 cups old-fashioned oats
- ¾ cup all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- ¼ tsp salt
- ½ cup raisins
- ½ cup brown sugar packed
- ⅓ cup honey or maple syrup
- ½ cup butter or coconut oil melted
- 1 large egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven: Preheat to 350°F (175°C). Line an 8x8-inch baking pan with parchment paper, leaving overhang. Lightly grease.
- Mix wet ingredients: In a large bowl, whisk melted butter, brown sugar, honey (or maple syrup), egg, and vanilla until smooth.
- Mix dry ingredients: In a separate bowl, combine oats, flour, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt.
- Combine: Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients and stir just until combined. Fold in raisins.
- Bake: Press mixture evenly into the prepared pan. Bake 18–22 minutes, until edges are lightly golden and center is set but soft.
- Cool & slice: Cool completely in the pan, then lift out and cut into bars.
Notes
- Do not overbake—this is key to keeping the bars soft and chewy.
- Use old-fashioned oats, not quick oats, for best texture.
- Press the mixture firmly and evenly into the pan to prevent crumbling.