Christie's Merry Berry Cheese Bars
Why I Love This Recipe
Christie Hicks
Ingredients You'll Need
2 cups unsifted flour
1 1/2 cups oats
3/4 cup, plus 1 Tablespoon, brown sugar, firmly packed
1 cup butter, softened
1 8-ounce package cream cheese, softened
1 14-ounce can Eagle Brand sweetened condensed milk
1/4 cup Realemon lemon juice from concentrate
1 (16 oz) can whole berry cranberry sauce
2 tablespoon corn starch
Directions
Preheat oven to 350° F. With mixer, beat flour, oats, 3/4 cup sugar and butter until crumbly. Set aside 1 1/2 cups mixture. Press remaining mixture on bottom of greased pan. Bake 15 minutes or until lightly browned.
With mixer, beat cream cheese until fluffy. Gradually beat in condensed milk until smooth; stir in lemon juice. Spread over baked crust.
Combine cranberry sauce, cornstarch and remaining 1 Tablespoon brown sugar. Spoon over cheese layer. Top with reserved crumb mixture.
Bake 45 minutes or until golden. Cool and cut into bars. Refrigerate leftovers. TIP: Cut into large squares. Serve warm. Top with ice cream.
