cranberry bars
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My sister-in-law, Colleen, made this recipe years ago and after the first bite, I was requesting her recipe. I have tried it with the same measurements using other tart red fruits such as red raspberries, tart cherries and rhubarb, as well as combinations of these fruits. All turned out very well. I've never used this batter recipe with a sweet fruit like apples or peaches, but if I did, I would reduce the sugar somewhat.
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yield
16 serving(s)
prep time
15 Min
cook time
45 Min
Ingredients For cranberry bars
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2eggs, beaten
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1 1/2 csugar
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1/2 cbutter, softened
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1 tspvanilla
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1 tspbaking powder
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1/2 tspsalt
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1 1/2 call purpose flour
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2 cwhole cranberries (or other tart fruit)
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1/2 cwalnuts or pecans, chopped
- CREAM CHEESE FROSTING
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3 ozcream cheese, room temp
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1/3 cbutter, softened
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2 cpowdered sugar
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1 Tbspmilk
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1 tspvanilla
How To Make cranberry bars
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1Cream softened butter and sugar. Beat in eggs and Vanilla.
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2Stir in flour, baking powder and salt.
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3Stir in the cranberries and chopped nuts.
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4Spread in greased and floured 9" X 13" pan. Bake 40 - 45 minutes at 350 degrees. Cool.
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5ICING DIRECTIONS: Beat together the cream cheese, butter and powdered sugar. Beat in the milk and vanilla.
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6Spread icing on cooled bars.
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7Eat whenever you want.... Not necessary to cool completely, but do refrigerate leftovers.
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8Note: These DO freeze very well, but are better if you freeze them UNFROSTED, then make the frosting when you are ready to serve.
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9EXTRA NOTE: When making this recipe with frozen fruit, ( and I DO recommend using frozen rather than fresh red raspberries if you substitute them for the cranberries) the batter becomes very thick and really hard to stir. So, I usually spread the batter (with nuts stirred in) in the prepared pan and sprinkle with the 2 cups of fruit. Then I lightly press the fruit into the batter and this works very well.
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