Holiday Tasting Party Recipes

RECIPE NAME: MERRY BERRY CHEESE BARS

INGREDIENTS:
2 cups unsifted flour
1 ½ cups oats
¾ cups + 1 Tbsp. firmly packed brown sugar
1 cup butter or margarine, softened
1 (8 oz.) package cream cheese softened
1 (14 oz.) can Eagle Brand Sweetened Condensed Milk
¼ cup ReaLemon Lemon Juice from Concentrate
1 (16 oz.) can whole berry Cranberry sauce
2 Tbsp. corn starch

HOW TO MAKE THIS:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. With mixer, beat flour, oats, ¾ cup sugar & butter until crumbly. Set aside 1 ½ cups mixture; press remaining mixture n bottom of greased 13 x 9-inch baking pan. Bake 15 min. or until lightly browned.
2. 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 Tbsp. sugar. Spoon over cheese layer. Top with reserved crumb mixture.
3. Bake 45 min. or until golden. Cool & cut into bars. Refrigerate leftovers.

MY TIP: Cut into large squares. Serve warm, top with ice cream.

MY NAME: Sandy Emsoff