Cranberry Cheese Bars recipe

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Ingredients

2 cups all-purpose flour
1 ½ cups rolled oats
¾ cup brown sugar
1 cup butter, softened
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
¼ cup lemon juice
1 tablespoon brown sugar
2 tablespoons cornstarch
1 (16 ounce) can whole berry cranberry sauce

Nutrition Info

259.1 calories
carbohydrate: 33.3 g
cholesterol: 36.2 mg
fat: 12.8 g
fiber: 1.1 g
protein: 3.8 g
saturatedFat: 7.9 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 108.9 mg
sugar: 18.5 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

  2. In a medium bowl, stir together the flour, oats and 3/4 cup of brown sugar. Cut in the butter until the mixture is crumbly. Reserve 1 1/2 cups of this mixture and press the remaining mixture into the bottom of a 9x13 inch pan.

  3. Bake for 15 minutes in the preheated oven. Meanwhile, in a small bowl, beat cream cheese with sweetened condensed milk until light and fluffy. Stir in the lemon juice and spread the mixture evenly over the prepared crust. Empty the can of cranberry sauce into a small bowl and stir in the cornstarch and brown sugar. Spoon over the cream cheese layer. Sprinkle the top with the reserved crust mixture.

  4. Bake for 35 to 40 minutes in the preheated oven, until top is golden. Let cool completely before cutting into bars. Store covered in the refrigerator.

Recipe Yield

2 dozen

Recipe Note

A holiday bar cookie using cranberry sauce

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