Sunday, December 13, 2009

Cranberry Cream Cheese Squares .... Christmas Cookies

2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 cup oats
1 cup (2 sticks) of butter, softened
3/4 cup plus 1 Tablespoon firmly packed brown sugar, divided
One (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
One (14 ounce) can Eagle Brand condensed milk,... not evaported milk
1/4 cup lemon juice ( from concentrate)
One (16 ounce) can whole berry cranberry sauce
2 Tablespoons cornstarch

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 13 x 9" pan.
Mix flour, oats, butter and 3/4 cup brown sugar till crumbly.Reserve 1 1/2 cup crumb mixture. Press remaining crumb mixture firmly in the bottom of the greased baking pan. Bake 15 minutes or till lightly browned.
 Beat cream cheese till fluffy. Slowly beat in the condensed milk until it's smooth; then stir in lemon juice. Spread this mixture over cooled baked crust. Combine cranberry sauce, cornstarch and the remaining 1 Tablespoon brown sugar. Spoon over cheese layer. Top with remaining crumb mixture.
Bake 45 minutes or till lightly browned,(golden in color). Cool and cut into bars. Store covered in the refrigerator.
Makes about 2 1/2 dozen bars

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