Sunday, February 26, 2012

Merry Berry Bars

This is a bar cookie that Quentin loves!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Temp: 350 degress Time: 15 mins plus 45 mins

2 C Flour
1 1/2 C oatmeal (not instant)
1 pkg Cream cheese (8oz) softened
3/4 C plus 1 Tbsp firmly packed brown sugar
1 C butter, softened
1 14oz can sweetened condensed milk
1/4 C fresh lemon juice
1 16oz can Whole Cranberry sauce
2 Tbsp Corn Starch

In mixer beat butter, flour, oats and 3/4 C brown sugar till crumbly like sand.

Set aside 1 1/2 cup of this mixture. Press remaining into bottom of greased 13"X9"
baking pan. Bake 15 minutes or till slightly brown.

In mixer beat cream cheese till fluffy. Gradually add in condensed milk, beating till smooth.
Stir in lemon juice.
Spread over baked crust.

Combine cranberry sauce, starch and 1 Tbsp brown sugar. Spoon over the cheese layer.

Top with reserved crumb mixture. Bake 45 mins or till golden.
Cool - cut into bars.

Recipe from Fran S.

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