Vegan Oatmeal Cookie Bars

Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Servings: 16
Yield: 16 servings

Description

These vegan cookie bars are sweet and chewy, packed with oats, dried cherries, nuts, and applesauce for a healthy snack.

Ingredients

2 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup white sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 cups quick-cooking oats
1 cup dried cherries
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
1/2 cup pancake syrup
1 cup applesauce
3/4 cup vegetable oil
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

1 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2 Mix flour, white sugar, salt, baking powder, and baking soda in a large bowl. Stir in oats, cherries, walnuts, and pancake syrup. Make a well in the center; pour in applesauce, vegetable oil, and vanilla extract. Mix until dough comes together. Press dough into a 10x15-inch baking pan.
3 Bake in the preheated oven until lightly browned, 20 to 25 minutes. Cool before cutting into bars.