Chocolate Chip Cranberry Cheese Barscookies 1 cup butter or margarine 1 . (2 sticks or 1/2 lb) 1 cup brown sugar; packed 2 cup flour 1 1/2 cup rolled oats 2 teaspoon orange zest; grated 1 pkg semisweet chocolate chips 1 . 12oz 1 cup cranberries; dried (4oz) 1 pkg cream cheese; (8oz) 1 1/4 cup sweetened condensed milk 1 . (1 can at 14oz) Beat butter and brown sugar in large bowl until creamy; beat in flour, oats and orange peel until crumbly. Stir in chocolate chips and cranberries; reserve 2 cups mixture. Press remaining mixture onto bottom of greased 13-by-9-inch baking pan. Bake at 350 degrees 15 minutes. Beat cream cheese in small bowl until smooth. Gradually beat in sweetened condensed milk. Pour over hot crust; sprinkle with reserved oat mixture. Return to oven and bake 25 to 30 minutes or until center is set. Cool in pan on wire rack. Makes about 3 dozen. ** Milwaukee Journal Sentinel -- Food section -- 29 November 1995 ** Scanned and formatted for you by The WEE Scot -- paul macGregor |
