Heavenly Cranberry Bars Food

CRANBERRY BARS

Steps:

• This is good with a powder sugar glaze or lightly sifted powder sprinkled on top.
• Beat together eggs, butter, sugar and vanilla.
• Add flour and baking powder and mix well.
• Fold in nuts and cranberries.
• Mixture will be cookie-consistency. Spread into prepared 8x8 pan. (If using 9x12, you will need 1.5 times the recipe.).
• Bake@ 350 degrees 40-45 minutes (but start checking after 35).

CRANBERRY ORANGE BARS

Steps:

• Grind cranberries and oranges, including peel; set aside.
• In a saucepan, combine sugar, cornstarch, ginger.add ground fruit -- bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat, cook and stir for 15 minutes or until thick.
• Remove from the heat; stir in nuts, if using.
• Set aside to cool.
• Meanwhile for crust:.
• Combine flour, sugar and lemon peel in large bowl.
• Cut in butter until coarse crumbs form.
• Add egg yolks, vanilla and just enough water so dough holds it shape.
• Pat two thirds of dough into 13x9 pan --
• Cover with cranberry orange mixture.
• Crumble remaining dough on top.
• Bake at 425°F for 20-25 minutes or until topping is golden brown.
• Cool and cut into bars.