Chocolate chip cranberry cheese bars
3 Dozen
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | cup | Butter or margarine; |
| . (2 sticks or 1/2 LB) | ||
| 1 | cup | Brown sugar; packed |
| 2 | cups | Flour |
| 1½ | cup | Rolled oats |
| 2 | teaspoons | Orange zest; grated |
| 1 | pack | Semisweet chocolate chips; |
| . 12oz | ||
| 1 | cup | Cranberries; dried (4oz) |
| 1 | pack | Cream cheese; (8oz) |
| 1¼ | cup | Sweetened condensed milk; |
| . (1 can at 14oz) | ||
Directions
Beat butter and brown sugar in large bowl until creamy; beat in flour, oats and orange peel until crumbly. Stir in chocolate chips and cranberries; reserve 2 cups mixture. Press remaining mixture onto bottom of greased 13-by-9-inch baking pan. Bake at 350 degrees 15 minutes.
Beat cream cheese in small bowl until smooth. Gradually beat in sweetened condensed milk. Pour over hot crust; sprinkle with reserved oat mixture. Return to oven and bake 25 to 30 minutes or until center is set. Cool in pan on wire rack.
Makes about 3 dozen. ** Milwaukee Journal Sentinel -- Food section -- 29 November 1995 **
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