Berry Oatmeal Crisp

What is there to say about desserts?  They're delicious, make your tummy happy, and they add the finishing touch to a meal.  I created this recipe out of my love for blueberries and oatmeal cookies. This is what happened:

Blueberry & Raspberry Oatmeal Crisp

Berry Filing

1 1/2 cups of fresh blueberries

1 - 1 1/2 cups of fresh raspberries

1/2 - 3/4 cup granulated sugar

Oatmeal Cookie Crisp

1 cup of Quaker oats
4 tbs. of flour (optional, to make it more cookie-like)

1 stick of unsalted butter

1/2 cup brown sugar

1/2 cup granulated sugar

1.  Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Grease an 8 x8 glass baking dish.  

2.  Combine berries and sugar in bowl and let set for 5 - 10 minutes until syrup forms.

3.  In separate bowl, combine softened unsalted butter, oats, and sugars.  Mix until a dough forms.  Press half of the dough in the bottom of the dish and bake for 15 minutes.

4.  Remove baking dish from oven, and pour berry mixture on top of oatmeal layer, spreading evenly.  Next, sprinkle the remaining dough over the top of the berry mixture and bake for an additional 20 - 30 minutes or until the berry mixture is bubbling over the oatmeal crisp.

5.  Allow berry crisp to cool until edible.  Serve in a bowl with a scoop of vanilla ice cream!