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CRANBERRY CHEESE BARS




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List of Ingredients




2 cups all purpose flour
1½ cups quick cooking or old fashioned oats, uncooked
¾ cup plus 1 tablespoon firmly packed light brown sugar, divided
1 cup (2 sticks) butter or margarine, softened
1¾ cups M&M's Chocolate Mini Baking Bits, divided
1 8 ounce pkg. package cream cheese
1 14 ounce can Sweetened Condensed Milk
¼ cup lemon juice
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 tablespoon cornstarch
1 16 ounce can whole berry cranberry sauce



Recipe



Preheat oven to 350°. Lightly grease 9 x 13" baking pan; set aside. In large bowl combine flour, oats, sugar and butter; mix until crumbly. Reserve 1½ cups crumb mixture for topping. Stir ½ cup M&M'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 Sweetened 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 1¼ cups M&M's Chocolate Mini Baking Bits into reserved crumb mixture. Sprinkle over cranberry mixture. Bake 40 minutes. Cool at room temperature; refrigerate before cutting. Store in refrigerator in tightly covered container. MAKES 32 BARS.