Raspberry Cream Cheese Bars

3/4 cup Butter, softened
1 cup Brown Sugar
1 1/2 cups Oats
1 1/2 cups Flour
1/2 teaspoon Baking Soda
1/2 teaspoon Salt
11 oz. package Cream Cheese, softened
1/2 cup Sugar
2 Eggs
1 teaspoon Vanilla
18 oz. jar Raspberry Jam
1/3 cup chopped slivered Almonds

In a mixing bowl, cream butter and brown sugar.

In another bowl combine oats, flour, baking soda and salt.

Add oat mixture to the butter mixture; mix well.

Take about 1  cup of the mixture and put it in a small bowl to use for topping.

Press the rest of the mixture into a greased 13x9 glass pan.  I more like lightly pat the mixture than press.  If you press too firmly then it will be hard to cut bars and take them out.

Bake at 350 for 11-13 minutes or until edges just begin to brown.

Meanwhile in a small mixing bowl, beat the cream cheese and sugar. I normally just use the same bowl that I mixed the oat and butter mixture in.

Add eggs and vanilla; mix well.

Spread over crust.

In a small bowl stir jam so it can pour easily.

Spread carefully on top of cream cheese mixture.  I like to drizzle it from the bowl covering the cream cheese.

Mix the remaining oat mixture with almonds.

Sprinkle on top of jam.

Bake for 25-30 minutes or until set and edges are golden brown.

Refrigerate after it has cooled. Best if made the day before.