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Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
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Line an 8x8 pan with aluminum foil and coat with cooking spray.
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Mix together the flour, baking soda, salt, traditional oats, brown sugar, nutmeg, and cinnamon.
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Melt the butter and mix into the dry mix until well absorbed. Use your hands to get everything well combined.
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Take the mixture and press firmly into the bottom of the 8x8 pan, leaving just a little extra to sprinkle on top if desired.
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Bake the crust in the oven for 5 minutes.
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Combine cream cheese, sugar and vanilla in a bowl. When the crust has been removed from the oven, smooth an even layer of the cream cheese mixture onto the crust.
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Add your raspberry jam in an even layer on top of the cream cheese.
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Top off with remaining oats mixture if desired.
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Bake in the oven for 30-35 minutes.
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When you remove from oven, let it sit for a few minutes to cool. Then, carefully use the aluminum foil to remove bars from the pan and place on a cooling rack.