cranberry cheese bars

Name: Cranberry Cheese Bars
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: 24
Ingredients: 2 cup(s) unsifted flour; 1 1/2 cup(s) oats; 3/4 cup(s) plus 1 tablespoon firmly packed brown sugar; 1 cup(s) butter softened; 8 ounce(s) cream cheese softened; 14 ounce(s) sweetened condensed milk; 1/4 cup(s) lemon juice concentrate; 2 tablespoon(s) cornstarch; 16 ounce(s) can whole berry cranberry sauce

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susan tinney

washington, MI

Updated on Aug 5, 2011

These are nice to serve around the holidays.

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prep time 20 Min

cook time 1 Hr 15 Min

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yield 24 serving(s)

Ingredients

2 cups unsifted flour
1 1/2 cups oats
3/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon firmly packed brown sugar
1 cup butter softened
8 ounces cream cheese softened
14 ounces sweetened condensed milk
1/4 cup lemon juice concentrate
2 tablespoons cornstarch
16 ounces can whole berry cranberry sauce

How To Make cranberry cheese bars

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350

Step 2

In large mixer bowl, combine flour, oats 3/4 cup of sugar and butter mix until crumbly.
Step 3

Reserving 11/2 cups crumb mixture, press remainder firmly on bottom of greased 13x9 inch baking pan. Bake 15 minutes.
Step 4

Meanwhile, in small mixer bowl beat cream cheese untill fluffy, gradually beat in sweetened condensed milk until smooth. Stir in lemon juice.
Step 5

In small bowl combine remaining 1 tablespoon of sugar, cornstarch,stir in cranberry sauce.
Step 6

Spoon evenly over cheese layer. Top with reserved crumb mixture.
Step 7

Bake 40 minutes or until golden, Cool. Chill.
Step 8

Store covered in the refrigerator
Step 9

Makes 24 to 36 bars
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