MERRY
BERRY CHEESE BARS
(Yield: 2 dozen)
2 cups all-purpose flour
1½ cups rolled oats
¾ cup firmly packed brown sugar
1 cup butter or margarine, softened
1 8-ounce package cream cheese, softened
1 14-ounce can condensed milk
¼ cup lemon juice
1 16-ounce can whole berry cranberry sauce
2 tablespoons corn starch
1 tablespoon brown sugar
Preheat oven to 350°F. Spray a 13x9-inch baking pan with
non-stick vegetable spray.
In a large mixing bowl, combine flour, oats, brown sugar, and butter;
beat until crumbly. Reserve 1½ cups of the mixture.
Press remaining mixture on the bottom of prepared baking pan.
Bake for 15 minutes or until lightly browned.
In a large mixing bowl, beat cream cheese until fluffy. Gradually
beat in condensed milk until smooth; stir in lemon juice. Spread
over baked crust.
In a medium bowl, combine cranberry sauce, corn starch and brown
sugar; mix well. Spoon over cream cheese mixture. Sprinkle
with reserved crumb mixture.
Bake 45 minutes or until golden brown. Cool in pan on a wire
rack. Cut into bars.
 
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