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Merry Berry Cheese Bars Recipe

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Category:
Category:
Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
2 c. unsifted flour
1 1/2 c. oats
3/4 c. plus 1 T. firmly packed brown sugar
1 c. butter or margarine, softened
1 (8 oz.) package cream cheese, softened
1 (14 oz.) can Eagle Brand Sweetened Condensed Milk (NOT evaporated milk)
1/4 c. ReaLemon Lemon Juice from Concentrate
1 (16 oz.) can whole berry cranberry sauce
2 T. cornstarch
Directions:
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 13 x 9 baking pan.

With mixer, beat flour, oats, 3/4 c. sugar and butter until crumbly. Set aside 1 1/2 c. mixture; press remaining mixture on bottom of pan. Bake 15 minutes or until lightly browned.

With mixer, beat cheese until fluffy. Gradually beat in Eagle Brand until smooth, stir in ReaLemon. Spread over baked crust. Combine cranberry sauce corn starch and remaining 1 T. sugar. Spoon over cheese layer. Top with reserved crumb mixture.

Bake 45 minutes or until golden. Cool and cut into bars. Refrigerate leftovers.
Number Of Servings:
Number Of Servings:
24-36 bars
Preparation Time:
Preparation Time:
25 minutes, 1 hour baking
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
Tip: Cut into large squares. Serve warm, top with ice cream. From the Eagle Brand recipes. Great Christmas food gift for neighbors.

 

 

 

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