Cranberry Cookie Bars Food

WHITE CHOCOLATE CRANBERRY COOKIE BARS

Steps:

• In the bowl of a mixer, cream together the butter and sugar until light and creamy.
• Beat in the vanilla and eggs, one at a time, scraping down the bowl after each addition.
• Slowly add the flour and baking powder, scraping down the bowl occasionally until all the flour has been incorporated.
• Add the chocolate chips and cranberries and mix well.
• Pre-heat the oven to 180ºc and line a brownie pan/casserole dish with baking paper.
• Press the cookie dough into the prepared pan and place in the oven. Allow to bake for 15-20 minutes until the dough is golden brown and a skewer inserted comes out clean.
• Remove from the oven and allow to cool before cutting into bars.

CRANBERRY CRUMB BARS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F. Grease 13x9-inch pan with butter or cooking spray.
• In large bowl, mix flour, 1 cup sugar, the almonds, baking powder and salt. Cut in butter, using pastry blender (or pulling 2 table knives through ingredients in opposite directions), until mixture looks like coarse crumbs. Stir in egg. Press 2 1/2 cups of crumb mixture in bottom of pan. Stir cinnamon into remaining crumb mixture; set aside.
• In medium bowl, stir all filling ingredients. Spoon evenly over crust. Spoon reserved crumb mixture evenly over filling.
• Bake 45 to 55 minutes or until top is light golden brown. Cool completely. Refrigerate until chilled. Cut into 6 rows by 4 rows. Store tightly covered in refrigerator.

CRANBERRY-ORANGE COOKIE BARS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a 9x13-inch baking dish with parchment paper.
• Beat butter, brown sugar, and white sugar for bars together with an electric mixer until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes. Stir in eggs, orange extract, and vanilla extract until well blended. Add flour, baking powder, and ginger; mix until well incorporated and the batter looks like soft cookie dough. Stir in cranberries and white chocolate chips until well mixed. Spread the stiff batter into the prepared pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until light brown and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 30 to 35 minutes. Don't overbake, or your bars will be dry. Let cool completely, about 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, mix cream cheese and butter for frosting together until light and fluffy. Add confectioners' sugar and orange extract; beat mixture until fluffy and spreadable. Spread evenly over the cooled bars.
• Combine cranberries and orange zest for topping in a food processor and roughly chop. Sprinkle evenly over the frosted bars.
• Mix white chocolate chips and oil together in a glass, microwave-safe measuring cup. Microwave until fluid enough to drizzle, 1 minute to 1 minute 15 seconds, stirring every 15 seconds until melted. Use a fork or whisk to drizzle the melted chocolate diagonally across the bars.
• Allow chocolate to set for at least 1 hour before cutting into squares or triangles.

CRANBERRY OATMEAL BAR COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees, rack in the middle position.
• Melt butter in a large microwave safe bowl.
• Add both sugars and let cool a bit.
• Add eggs, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, and vanilla.
• Add flour and mix.
• Add the cranberries and oats and mix everything up. The dough will be quite stiff.
• With a spatula spread dough evenly into a greased 8x8 baking pan.
• Bake at 350 for 25- 30 minutes.
• Cut into bars when cool.
• These freeze well if you roll them in foil and put them in a freezer bag.

CRANBERRY COCONUT BARS

Steps:

• Crust: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. In a mixing bowl, combine the butter, sugar, and salt and mix well. Gradually add the flour, mixing to combine. Stir in the pecans. Press the mixture into the bottom of an ungreased 9-inch square baking pan. Bake 15 to 20 minutes, until browned.
• Filling: In a mixer, combine the sugar, flour, and baking powder and mix well. Add the eggs, milk, vanilla, and zest and mix well. Fold in the cranberries, coconut, and pecans. When the crust is baked, remove from the oven and spread the filling over it. Return to the oven and bake an additional 30 minutes. Cool in the pan on a wire rack. Cut into bars for serving.

HOLIDAY CRANBERRY MAGIC COOKIE BARS

Steps:

• Set oven to 350 degrees F.
• Grease an 11 x 7-inch or a 9 x 9-inch baking pan.
• Combine cracker crumbs and butter.
• Lightly press into prepared baking dish (do not pack down hard).
• In a bowl combine all the remaining ingredients; mix well.
• Gently spoon over crust.
• Bake for 25 minutes or until edges are golden brown (don't overbake!).
• Cut into bars or triangle shapes.
• Store in refrigerater.
• Note: these bars can be made without the cranberries, they taste just as good.

CRANBERRY OATMEAL BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease 11x7 inch baking pan.
• Pour melted butter into a mixing bowl, and beat in the egg, brown sugar, and vanilla extract. Sift the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, and pumpkin pie spice together in a separate mixing bowl. Stir the flour mixture into the butter mixture until thoroughly blended. Mix in the cranberries, pecans, and oats until evenly blended. Press mixture into prepared baking dish.
• Bake in preheated oven until top is dry and edges slightly pull away from the sides of the pan, 13 to 15 minutes. Cool before cutting into squares.

CRANBERRY NUT BARS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Stir in cranberries and walnuts., Spread into a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on a wire rack. Cut into bars.

ORANGE CRANBERRY COOKIE BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, beat brown sugar, melted butter, eggs and vanilla until well blended. In another bowl, whisk flour, baking powder and salt; gradually beat into sugar mixture. Stir in baking chips, cranberries, pecans and orange zest., Spread into a greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 18-22 minutes. Cool completely in pan on a wire rack., For frosting, in a large bowl, combine cream cheese, confectioners' sugar, butter, 1 tablespoon zest and vanilla; beat until smooth. Spread over bars. Combine dried cranberries and remaining 2 tablespoons zest; sprinkle over frosting. Refrigerate at least 2 hours. Cut into triangles. Store in the refrigerator.

CRANBERRY CRUMBLE BARS

Steps:

• Filling:If making your own, pulse dried cranberries and granulated sugar in a food processor until a coarse paste forms. Transfer to a saucepan. Whisk cornstarch into cold water, then add to cranberry mixture, whisking to combine. Stir in juice. Simmer over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally, until mixture thickens and sugar dissolves, about 8 minutes. Remove from heat; let cool completely.
• Dough:Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter a 9-by-13-inch baking pan, and line with parchment, letting 2 long sides overhang edges. Butter parchment, then flour parchment and sides of pan.
• Whisk together flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon. Add brown sugar and butter, and stir until well combined. Mix in egg and vanilla, then oats and walnuts.
• Press half the dough into pan. Spread the filling evenly over the dough, then crumble remaining dough on top of filling. Bake until golden and cooked through, about 40 minutes. Let cool completely in pan on a wire rack, about 1 hour, then lift out using parchment. Cut into 2-inch squares.

LEFTOVER CRANBERRY SAUCE BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325* F Grease a 9-inch square baking pan. Combine flour, rolled oats, brown sugar, and cinnamon in a food processor and pulse 2 or 3 times until blended. (if you do not have a food processor, use a hand pastry blender) Add the butter and pulse 8-10 times until the mixture forms large, coarse crumbs the size of small peas. (Or use your hand pastry blender.) Remove 1 1/2 cups of the crumb mixture and set aside. Press remaining crumb mixture into the bottom and 1 inch up the sides of the prepared pan. Drop teaspoons of the cranberry sauce evenly over the crust, then spread it gently with the back of the spoon to cover the crust. Sprinkle reserved crumbs evenly over the jam layer. Bake until the top is lightly browned, 50 - 55 minutes. Transfer to a rack and let cool until firm, about 2 hours (or chill until firm). Using a sharp knife, cut into 12 squares. Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days.

CRANBERRY GOOEY BUTTER BARS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Spray bottom only of 13x9-inch pan with cooking spray.
• In large bowl, stir Cake Base ingredients until well blended. Press evenly in pan.
• In another large bowl, beat cream cheese and 3 1/2 cups powdered sugar with electric mixer on medium speed until blended. Beat in 1/2 cup melted butter and the eggs, one at a time, scraping bowl occasionally. Stir in cranberries. Pour and evenly spread batter into pan over cake base.
• Bake 38 to 43 minutes or until golden brown and center is set. Cool completely, about 2 hours.
• When ready to serve, sprinkle 1 tablespoon powdered sugar over top. Using sharp knife, cut into 6 rows by 4 rows, cleaning knife blade after each cut. Serve with whipped cream. Store loosely covered in refrigerator.