cranberry date bars
(2 ratings)
My friend Susan, in Albuquerque, gave me this recipe. Her sister, Robin, gave it to her, and through a little research, I have found that it came originally from Taste of Home. I should have known that immediately! Love those recipes from TOH! Photo: http://www.tasteofhome.com/Recipes/Winning-Cranberry-Date-Bars
(2 ratings)
cook time
35 Min
Ingredients For cranberry date bars
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112 oz. bag fresh or frozen cranberries, thawed
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18 oz. pkg. chopped dates
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2 Tbspwater
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1 tspvanilla extract
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2 call-purpose flour
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2 cold-fashioned oats
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1 1/2 cbrown sugar, firmly packed
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1/2 tspbaking soda
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1/2 tspsalt
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1 cbutter or margarine, melted
- GLAZE
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2 csifted confectioners' sugar
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2 - 3 Tbsporange juice
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1 tspvanilla extract
How To Make cranberry date bars
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1In a saucepan, over low heat, simmer cranberries, dates, and water for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the cranberries have popped. Remove from heat; stir in vanilla and set aside.
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2In a large bowl, combine the flour, oats, brown sugar, baking soda, and salt. Stir in butter until well blended.
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3Pat half the oat mixture into an ungreased 13"x9"x2" baking pan. Bake at 350 for 8 minutes. Spoon cranberry mixture over crust. Sprinkle with the remaining oat mixture. Pat gently.
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4Bake at 350 for 25 - 30 minutes or until browned. Cool.
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5Combine glaze ingredients; drizzle over bars. Yield: 3 dozen bars.
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6You might want sometimes to serve bar cookies with ice cream. Not so with these! They're so yummy by themselves that nothing else is needed except, maybe, a good cup of coffee.
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7Susan uses only half the glaze recipe, but I LOVE confectioners' sugar, so I use all of it!
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