Cooking Recipe Chocolate Chip Cranberry Cheese Bars

Recipe Ingredients

1 c Butter or margarine;

. (2 sticks or 1/2 LB)

1 c Brown sugar; packed

2 c Flour

1 1/2 c Rolled oats

2 ts Orange zest; grated

1 pk Semisweet chocolate chips;

. 12oz

1 c Cranberries; dried (4oz)

1 pk Cream cheese; (8oz)

1 1/4 c 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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