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cranberry cheesecake bars
06:48 Dec 15 2008
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Ok, so this isn't my recipe, but, it is one I like and it is great for the holidays.



Cranberry Cheesecake Bars:

2 cups all-purpose flour

1 1/2 cups old-fashioned oats

1/4 cup packed light brown sugar

1 cup (2 sticks) butter or margarine, softened

2 cups (12-oz. pkg.) white chocolate chips

1 pkg. (8 oz.) cream cheese, softened

1 can (14 oz.) sweetened condensed milk

1/4 cup lemon juice

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 can (16 oz.) whole-berry cranberry sauce

2 tablespoons cornstarch



PREHEAT oven to 350° F. Grease 13 x 9-inch baking pan.



COMBINE flour, oats and brown sugar in large bowl. Add butter; mix until crumbly. Stir in morsels. Reserve 2 1/2 cups morsel mixture for topping. With floured fingers, press remaining mixture into prepared pan.



BEAT cream cheese in large mixer bowl until creamy. Add sweetened condensed milk, lemon juice and vanilla extract; mix until smooth. Pour over crust. Combine cranberry sauce and cornstarch in medium bowl. Spoon over cream cheese mixture. Sprinkle reserved morsel mixture over cranberry mixture.



BAKE for 35 to 40 minutes or until center is set. Cool completely in pan on wire rack. Cover; refrigerate until serving time (up to 1 day). Cut into bars.