Cream Cheese Cranberry Bars Food

CRANBERRY CREAM CHEESE BARS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 8-inch square baking pan with no-stick cooking spray; set aside.
• Combine butter and brown sugar in bowl; beat at medium speed until creamy. Add flour, oats and orange zest; beat at low speed until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in chocolate chips and cranberries. Reserve 1 cup crumb mixture.
• Firmly press remaining crumb mixture into bottom of prepared pan. Bake 10 minutes.
• Combine cream cheese and sugar in bowl. Beat at medium speed until smooth. Add whipping cream and vanilla, beat until smooth.
• Pour cream cheese mixture evenly over hot, partially baked crust. Sprinkle reserved crumb mixture gently over filling. Continue baking 27-30 minutes or until edges are light golden brown. Cool completely; cut into bars. Store refrigerated.

CREAM CHEESE CRANBERRY BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• In a large bowl combine oats, flour, chopped walnuts, brown sugar and cinnamon. Cut in butter until the flour mixture is crumbly, then add the white morsels and stir. Reserve 2 cups of this mixture and set aside for the topping.
• Press the remaining oat mixture into a greased 9 x 13 baking dish.
• In a separate large bowl, using a mixer, beat the cream cheese until creamy, add sweetened condensed milk, orange juice and vanilla extract and mix well, until smooth and pour over oat mixture.
• In a medium bowl mix together cranberry sauce, and corn starch. Spoon over the cream cheese mixture (don't spread it), and sprinkle the reserved oat mixture top.
• Bake for 35-40 minutes or toothpick comes out clean. It should be lightly golden brown on top. If the edges get to dark before it's done baking, you can place some foil around the edges.
• Let cool completely, cut into squares and serve. I like it plain, but, you can always garnish it by adding a scoop of ice cream or cool whip with a sprinkle of cinnamon.
• Cover and refrigerate any left overs

CRANBERRY CHEESECAKE BARS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine 2 cups flour, oats, brown sugar and butter; mix until crumbly. Press 2-1/2 cups of the crumb mixture into a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish. Bake at 350° for 10 minutes., In a large bowl, beat cream cheese until smooth. Beat in the milk, egg whites, vanilla and remaining flour. Spoon over prepared crust. In a small bowl, combine the cranberry sauce and cornstarch. Spoon over cream cheese mixture. , Sprinkle with the remaining crumb mixture. Bake at 350° for 30-35 minutes or until the center is almost set. Cool on a wire rack before cutting.

CRANBERRY BARS WITH CREAM CHEESE TOPPING

Steps:

• In a mixer, blend 2 tablespoons softened butter and 8-ounce brick of Philadelphia Cream Cheese until smooth.
• Add 1 cup powdered sugar and mix until uniform. Add 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract, 1 cup melted white chocolate chips, and 1/2 tablespoon orange zest. Mix until uniform.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. In a mixer, or by hand, combine 1 cup of butter with 1 1/2 cups brown sugar until smooth. Add 1 teaspoon vanilla extract and 2 eggs, and mix.
• In a separate bowl, mix 2 cups flour, 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder, 1 teaspoon ground ginger, and 1/4 teaspoon salt until uniform.
• Little by little, blend dry mixture with wet mixture until smooth. To mixture, add 1/2 cup dried cranberries and 1 cup white chocolate chips, and mix until uniform.
• Spray a 13-by-9-inch baking pan with nonstick oil and press mixture into pan corner to corner to form a uniform layer. Bake for 20 minutes, then cool. Once cooled, flip pan over and remove the layer as a whole. Be careful not to break it.
• Frost the top with cream cheese frosting, sprinkle with dried cranberries, and drizzle with melted white chocolate.
• Put in the freezer for 30 minutes to harden bars, which makes them easier to cut. Remove from freezer and cut triangle-shaped bars to your desired size, and serve.

CRANBERRY CHEESE BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a medium bowl, stir together the flour, oats and 3/4 cup of brown sugar. Cut in the butter until the mixture is crumbly. Reserve 1 1/2 cups of this mixture and press the remaining mixture into the bottom of a 9x13 inch pan.
• Bake for 15 minutes in the preheated oven. Meanwhile, in a small bowl, beat cream cheese with sweetened condensed milk until light and fluffy. Stir in the lemon juice and spread the mixture evenly over the prepared crust. Empty the can of cranberry sauce into a small bowl and stir in the cornstarch and brown sugar. Spoon over the cream cheese layer. Sprinkle the top with the reserved crust mixture.
• Bake for 35 to 40 minutes in the preheated oven, until top is golden. Let cool completely before cutting into bars. Store covered in the refrigerator.

CRANBERRY BARS WITH CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Gradually beat in eggs, sour cream and extracts. In a small bowl, whisk flour, baking powder and salt; gradually beat into creamed mixture. Fold in baking chips, cranberries and walnuts. Spread into a greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan., Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 25-30 minutes. Cool completely in pan on a wire rack., For frosting, in a small bowl, beat cream cheese, butter and vanilla until smooth. Beat in confectioners' sugar; spread over top. Sprinkle with cranberries. Cut into bars or triangles. Refrigerate leftovers.

CRANBERRY OAT CREAM CHEESE BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°.
• With mixer beat flour, oats, 3/4 cup sugar & butter until crumbly.
• Reserve 1 1/2 cups of mixture. Press remaining crumbs into a greased 13x9-inch pan.
• Bake 15 minutes until lightly brown. Beat cheese until fluffy and then beat in condensed milk until smooth.
• Stir in lemon juice and spread over crust.
• Combine cranberry, cornstarch and 1 tablespoon brown sugar; spoon over cheese layer.
• Top with remaining crumbs.
• Bake approx 45 minutes, until golden brown.
• Let cool and cut into bars.

CRANBERRY BARS WITH CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Steps:

• Cream sugar and butter, add eggs.
• Add the rest of the ingredients, batter will be very stiff.
• Spread in a greased 13x9 pan.
• Bake 40 to 45 minutes at 350 (325 if using a glass pan).
• Spread frosting on when cool.
• They are really good chilled before serving.

FESTIVE CRANBERRY CREAM CHEESE SQUARES

Steps:

• HEAT oven to 350 degrees F. Spray 15 x 10-inch jellyroll pan with no-stick cooking spray.
• BEAT flour, oats, 3/4 cup brown sugar and butter in large bowl until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Reserve 1 1/2 cups crumb mixture; press remaining mixture into bottom of prepared pan.
• BAKE 15 minutes or until lightly browned.
• BEAT cream cheese in medium bowl until fluffy. Gradually beat in sweetened condensed milk until smooth; beat in eggs. Spread over partially baked crust: top with mincemeat.
• COMBINE remaining 1 tablespoon brown sugar and cornstarch in small bowl; stir in cranberry sauce. Spoon over mincemeat. Top with reserved crumb mixture.
• BAKE 40 minutes or until golden. Cool. Chill. Cut into squares.

CREAM CHEESE CRANBERRY CRUMBLE BARS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Butter a 9x13-inch baking pan.
• Combine flour, sugar, and salt in a large bowl. Cut in butter using a pastry cutter or fork until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in 1 egg until mixture is evenly combined but still crumbly. Firmly press 1/2 of the mixture into the bottom of the prepared pan to form an even crust.
• Beat cream cheese, sugar, egg, maple syrup, and vanilla extract in a bowl until creamy. Spread mixture evenly over the crust. Drop spoonfuls of cranberry sauce on top until evenly distributed. Crumble the remaining crust mixture on top.
• Bake in the preheated oven until top is lightly browned and cream cheese is set, 45 to 60 minutes. Let cool before cutting into bars, at least 30 minutes.

PREMIER CRANBERRY CREAM CHEESE BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°; position oven rack in middle of oven; spray bottom only of a 13x9 inch metal baking pan with cooking spray.
• In a bowl, add cake mix and melted butter; blend 1-2 minutes with an electric mixer on low speed until well blended.
• Stir in oats with a wooden spoon; press half the mixture evenly into prepared pan; add white chocolate chips to remaining oat mixture; set aside.
• In another bowl, beat cream cheese, condensed milk, lemon juice, and vanilla extract with electric mixer on medium speed until blended and smooth.
• Spoon and spread cream cheese mixture over prepared crust.
• In a small bowl stir together the cornstarch and cranberry sauce until well blended; spoon over cream cheese mixture.
• Top with reserved crumb mixture and press down gently.
• Bake 35-38 minutes or until topping is set and firm to touch.
• Transfer to wire rack and cool completely; cut into bars.

EASY CRANBERRY CHEESECAKE BARS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Combine cake mix, butter, 1 egg and pecans. Mix until smooth. It will look like cookie dough.
• Line a 12x8 glass dish with dough.
• Bake for 7 minutes or until crust is set, but not browned.
• Cream the cream cheese with the powdered sugar, vanilla and 1 egg.
• In separate mixing bowl combine cranberry sauce with nutmeg.
• Pour cream cheese mixture over top of crust, making sure to spread evenly.
• Spoon cranberry sauce into three horizontal lines. Run a butter knife through cranberry sauce into cream cheese mixture to create swirls.
• Bake for 35 minutes or until cream cheese mixture is set.
• Cool completely and cut into bars.