1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, softened
1/3 cup sugar
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/3 cup rolled oats or Quaker Old Fashioned Oats
1/4 tsp. salt
1 tsp. vanilla (optional)

Preheat oven to 325°F. Brush a 9-inch square pan with melted butter or oil or spray with non-stick spray.

In a medium bowl, beat butter and sugar together on medium speed until light and fluffy. Add flour, oatmeal and salt. Mix for 45 seconds, stopping to scrap down sides of bowl once or twice.

Press dough evenly over the bottom of baking pan and bake in preheated 325°F oven for 25 to 30 minutes or until golden. Cut into bars while still hot. All to cool in pan on a wire rack.

Submitted by: Belle