Cranberry Cream Cheese Bars

Cranberry Cream Cheese Bars

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 cups quick-cooking rolled oats
• 3/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon packed brown sugar
• 1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened
• 1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese
• 1 (14-ounce) can EAGLE BRAND® Sweetened Condensed Milk (NOT evaporated milk)
• 1/4 cup lemon juice from concentrate
• 1 (16-ounce) can whole berry cranberry sauce
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch

1. Preheat oven to 350F degrees. Lightly greast a 13x9-inch baking pan and set aside.
2. In large bowl, beat the flour, oats, 3/4 cup sugar and butter until crumbly.
3. Set aside 1 1/2 cups of the crumb mixture and press remaining mixture firmly into bottom of prepared baking pan.
4. Bake for 20 minutes or until lightly browned.
5. Meanwhile, in a medium bowl, beat cream cheese until fluffy.
6. Gradually beat in sweetened codensed milk.
7. Stir in lemon juice.
8. Spread mixture over baked crust.
9. In a small bowl, combine cranberry sauce, cornstarch and remaining 1 tablespoon sugar.
10. Spoon cranberry sauce mixture over cream cheese layer.
11. Sprinkle remaining crumb mixture on top of cranberry layer.
12. Bake for 45 minutes or until golden.
13. Cool pan and cut bars into desired size and shape.
14. Store covered bars in refrigerator.

This recipe yields one 13x9-inch pan Cranberry Cream Cheese Bars