Cranberry-Filled Cheese Bars Recipe

Another great holiday season recipe. These cheese bars are perfect to take to work for a Christmas breakfast or Christmas party. They are quite rich - cut them small.

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 cups oats
• 1/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon firmly packed brown sugar
• 1 cup butter or margarine, softened
• 8 ounces cream cheese
• 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
• 1/4 cup lemon juice
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1 (16 ounce) can whole berry cranberry sauce

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 9 x 13-inch baking pan.
2. In a large mixer bowl, combine flour, oats, 1/4 cup brown sugar and butter or margarine. Mix until crumbly. Reserve 1 1/2 cups crumb mixture. Press remaining mixture firmly on bottom of prepared baking pan. Bake 15 minutes. Remove from oven; set aside.
3. Meanwhile, in a small bowl, beat cream cheese until fluffy. Gradually beat in sweetened condensed milk until smooth. Stir in lemon juice. Spread over prepared crust.
4. In a small bowl, combine the remaining 1 tablespoon brown sugar and cornstarch. Stir in cranberry sauce. Spoon evenly over cream cheese layer; spread with a butter knife as necessary. Top with reserved crumb mixture.
5. Bake 40 minutes, or until topping is golden. Cool, then refrigerate. Store, covered, in refrigerator.

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Recipe Categories

• Meal Type: Cookie
• Ethnicity: Armenian
• Holiday Category: Christmas
• Preparation Time: 45 minutes to 1 hour