Instructions: DESCRIPTION: Apples and nuts are baked into the batter of these streusel-topped bars.

Preheat oven to 375. Butter a 9x13 baking dish. Streusel: In a medium bowl, combine brown sugar, flour, cinnamon and nutmeg. Using pastry blender, cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse meal. Refrigerate.

Cookie Base: In a medium bowl, combine oats, flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, cloves and salt. In large mixing bowl, beat butter and brown sugar together until light and fluffy. Beat in egg. Stir in flour mixture 1/2 c at a time, blending after each addition.

Stir in apple and nuts.

Spread evenly in buttered pan. Sprinkle top evenly with streusel mixture. Bake 35-40 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean and cookie begins to pull away from pan sides. Cool in pan on rack. Dust lightly with powdered sugar. Cut into 24 bars. Store airtight one week, freeze for longer storage.

If you would like to email yourself the recipe for later use, or share the recipe with your friends or family, enter the email addresses below and this recipe will be emailed to you and others as well.