cranberry cheesecake bars

Name: CRANBERRY CHEESECAKE BARS
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 2 cup(s) all-purpose flour, unsifted; 1 1/2 cup(s) instant rolled oats; 3/4 cup(s) plus 1 tbsp firmly packed brown sugar (divided); 1 cup(s) butter, softened; 1 8 ounce(s) cream cheese, room temperature; 1 can(s) ssweetened condensed milk (not evaporated milk); 1/4 cup(s) fresh lemon juice; 1 can(s) whole berry cranberry sauce; 2 tablespoon(s) cornstarch

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71 Pinches

Loretta Jasper

Hope, ID

Updated on Nov 20, 2011

I FOUND THIS RECIPE ON-LINE A WHILE BACK...IT'S A YUMMY TREAT...AND IF YOU LIKE CHEESECAKE, I JUST KNOW YOU'LL LOVE IT.. THIS RECIPE IS ONE SIMILAR TO ONE OF MY MOM'S LOST RECIPES.. I GOT THIS OUT TO POST, AND THE FIRST PERSON I THOUGHT OF WAS CAROL JUNKINS, AND HER LOVE OF CRANBERRIES... DON'T KNOW IF YOU ALREADY HAVE THIS CAROL, BUT THIS ONES FOR YOU,...LOL

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prep time 30 Min

cook time 1 Hr 30 Min

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yield 4 DOZEN DEPENDS ON HOW YOU CUT THEM

Ingredients

2 cups all-purpose flour, unsifted
1 1/2 cups instant rolled oats
3/4 cup plus 1 tbsp firmly packed brown sugar (divided)
1 cup butter, softened
1 8 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
1 can ssweetened condensed milk (not evaporated milk)
1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
1 can whole berry cranberry sauce
2 tablespoons cornstarch

How To Make cranberry cheesecake bars

Step 1

PRE-HEAT OVEN TO 350 DEGREES... LINE A 9X13" BAKING PAN WITH NON-STICK FOIL...

Step 2

COMBINE FLOUR, ROLLED OATS, 3/4 CUP BROWN SUGAR,AND BUTTER WITH A PASTRY BLENDER, MIXING UNTIL CRUMBLY.... REMOVE 1 1/2 CUPS OF MIXTURE AND SET ASIDE FOR LATER USE...PRESS REMAINING MIXTURE INTO BOTTOM OF THE PREPARED BAKING PAN... BAKE UNTIL LIGHTLY BROWNED, ABOUT 15 MINUTES...
Step 3

IN A MEDIUM BOWL, BEAT CREAM CHEESE UNTIL SMOOTH... ADD SWEETENED CONDENSED MILK AND LEMON JUICE, WHIPPING UNTIL COMPLETELY COMBINED... POUR EVENLY OVER WARM BOTTOM LAYER CRUST...
Step 4

SCOOP WHOLE BERRY CRANBERRY SAUCE INTO A BOWL, STIRRING GENTLY WITH A FORK TO BREAK UP THE JELLY... ADD 1 TABLESPOON BROWN SUGAR AND CORNSTARCH...MIX UNTIL COMBINED... DROP CRANBERRY MIXTURE BY SPOONFULS OVER THE CREAM CHEESE LAYER.. GENTLY SMOOTH WITH THE BACK OF A SPOON TO COVER... SPRINKLE TOP WITH RESERVED CRUMB MIXTURE...
Step 5

BAKE 45 MINUTES @350 DEGREES UNTIL TOP IS GOLDEN BROWN... COOL BAR COOKIES COMPLETELY BEFORE CUTTING...AND REFRIGERATE BEFORE SERVING...
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