Cranberry Cheese Bars
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Course : Desserts
From: HungryMonster.com
Serves: 32
 

Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
  2               cups  all-purpose flour
  1 1/2           cups  quick cooking or old fashioned oats -- uncooked
     3/4           cup  firmly packed light brown sugar -- plus 1 tablepoon,
                        divided
  1                cup  butter or margarine -- softened
  1 3/4           cups  M&M's Chocolate Mini Baking Bits -- divided
  1            package  cream cheese -- 8oz
  1                can  sweetened condensed milk -- 14oz
     1/4           cup  lemon juice
  1           teaspoon  vanilla extract
  2        tablespoons  cornstarch
  1                can  whole berry cranberry sauce -- 16oz
 

Preparation:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly grease 13x9x2 inch baking pan; set aside. In large bowl combine flour, oats, 3/4 cup sugar and butter; mix until crumbly. Reserve 1 1/2 cups crumb mixture for topping. Stir 1/2 cup MandM's Chocolate Mini Baking Bits into remaining crumb mixture; press into prepared pan. Bake 15 minutes. Cool completely. In large bowl beat cream cheese until light and fluffy; gradually mix in condensed milk, lemon juice and vanilla until smooth. Pour evenly over crust. In small bowl combine remaining 1 tablespoon sugar, cornstarch and cranberry sauce. Spoon over cream cheese mixture. Stir remaining 1 1/4 cups MandM's Chocolate Mini Baking Bits into reserved crumb mixture. Sprinkle over cranberry mixture. Bake 40 minutes. Cool at room temperature; refrigerate before cuttin. Store in refrigerator in tightly covered container. Makes 32 b

 

Nutritional Information:

157 Calories (kcal); 9g Total Fat; (51% calories from fat); 2g Protein; 17g Carbohydrate; 27mg Cholesterol; 94mg Sodium