chocolate chip cranberry cheese bars

Name: Chocolate Chip Cranberry Cheese Bars
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 45 min
Yield: 36
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 cup(s) (2 sticks) butter or margarine, softened; 1 cup(s) brown sugar; 2 cup(s) all purpose flour; 1 1/2 cup(s) quick or old-fashioned oats; 2 teaspoon(s) grated orange peel; 2 cup(s) (12 ounce package) semi sweet chocolate chips; 1 cup(s) (4 ounce) dried cranberries; 1 package(s) (8 ounce) cream cheese, softened; 1 1/4 cup(s) (14 ounces) sweetened condensed milk

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Private Recipe by

Russ Myers

@Beegee1947

Necedah, WI

The combined flavor of sweet chocolate, tangy cream cheese and tart cranberries is scrumptious!

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yield 36 Bars

prep time 20 Min

cook time 45 Min

method Bake

Ingredients For chocolate chip cranberry cheese bars

1 c

(2 sticks) butter or margarine, softened
1 c

brown sugar
2 c

all purpose flour
1 1/2 c

quick or old-fashioned oats
2 tsp

grated orange peel
2 c

(12 ounce package) semi sweet chocolate chips
1 c

(4 ounce) dried cranberries
1 pkg

(8 ounce) cream cheese, softened
1 1/4 c

(14 ounces) sweetened condensed milk

How To Make chocolate chip cranberry cheese bars

1
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F Spray the bottom of a 13 x 9- inch baking pan with cooking spray. Line the pan with parchment paper, leaving a 2- inch overlap on the sides. Beat butter and brown sugar in large mixer bowl until creamy. Gradually beat in flour, oats and orange peel until crumbly. Stir in morsels and cranberries; reserve 2 cups mixture. Press remaining mixture onto bottom of prepared baking pan.

2
Bake for 15 minutes. Beat cream cheese in small mixer bowl until smooth. Gradually beat in sweetened condensed milk. Pour over hot crust; sprinkle with reserved flour mixture. Bake for additional 25 to 30 minutes or until center is set. Cool in pan on wire rack. Using the overhanging parchment paper, lift from the pan. Cut into bars.
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