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Cranberry Cream Cheese Bars
 
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Ingredients

Crust

1/2 cup Land O Lakes® Butter, softened

1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar

1 cup all-purpose flour

1/2 cup uncooked quick-cooking oats

1 teaspoon freshly grated orange zest

1 cup mini semi-sweet chocolate chips

3/4 cup sweetened dried cranberries, chopped

Filling

4 ounces cream cheese, softened

1/2 cup sugar

1/3 cup Land O Lakes® Heavy Whipping Cream

1 teaspoon vanilla

How to make

  1. STEP 1

    Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 8-inch square baking pan with no-stick cooking spray; set aside.

  2. STEP 2

    Combine butter and brown sugar in bowl; beat at medium speed until creamy. Add flour, oats and orange zest; beat at low speed until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in chocolate chips and cranberries. Reserve 1 cup crumb mixture.

  3. STEP 3

    Firmly press remaining crumb mixture into bottom of prepared pan. Bake 10 minutes.

  4. STEP 4

    Combine cream cheese and sugar in bowl. Beat at medium speed until smooth. Add whipping cream and vanilla, beat until smooth.

  5. STEP 5

    Pour cream cheese mixture evenly over hot, partially baked crust. Sprinkle reserved crumb mixture gently over filling. Continue baking 27-30 minutes or until edges are light golden brown. Cool completely; cut into bars. Store refrigerated.

Tip #1

For additional orange flavor, use orange-flavored sweetened dried cranberries.

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