CRANBERRY CHEESE BARS

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A holiday bar cookie using cranberry sauce

Provided by Peggy McCormack

Categories Desserts Fruit Dessert Recipes Cranberry Dessert Recipes

Time 1h10m

Yield 24

Number Of Ingredients 10

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

Steps:

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

Nutrition Facts : Calories 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, Sodium 108.9 mg, Sugar 18.5 g