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Cheesecake Cranberry Bars

Enjoy this recipe from Christmas Bookazine 2012.

Submitted by: Linda Galvin from Ames, IA

2 c. all-purpose flour
1-1/2 c. long-cooking oats, uncooked
1/4 c. brown sugar, packed
1 c. butter, softened
12-oz. pkg. white chocolate chips
8-oz. pkg. cream cheese, softened
14-oz. can sweetened condensed milk
1/4 c. lemon juice
1 t. vanilla extract
14-oz. can whole-berry cranberry sauce
2 T. cornstarch


In a large bowl, combine flour, oats and brown sugar; cut in butter until coarse crumbs form. Stir in chocolate chips; reserve 2-1/2 cups of crumb mixture for topping. With floured fingers, press remaining mixture into a greased 13"x9" baking pan; set aside. Beat cream cheese in a large bowl until creamy. Add condensed milk, lemon juice and vanilla; mix until smooth. Pour cream cheese mixture over crust. Combine cranberry sauce and cornstarch; spoon over cream cheese mixture. Sprinkle reserved crumb mixture over top. Bake at 375 degrees for 35 to 40 minutes, until golden. Let cool and cut into bars. Makes 2 dozen.

In a large bowl, combine flour, oats and brown sugar; cut in butter until coarse crumbs form. Stir in chocolate chips; reserve 2-1/2 cups of crumb mixture for topping. With floured fingers, press remaining mixture into a greased 13"x9" baking pan; set aside. Beat cream cheese in a large bowl until creamy. Add condensed milk, lemon juice and vanilla; mix until smooth. Pour cream cheese mixture over crust. Combine cranberry sauce and cornstarch; spoon over cream cheese mixture. Sprinkle reserved crumb mixture over top. Bake at 375 degrees for 35 to 40 minutes, until golden. Let cool and cut into bars. Makes 2 dozen.

 
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