Cranberry and Caramel Date Bars

Name: Cranberry and Caramel Date Bars
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 24 Bars
Ingredients: 1 cup cranberries; 10 tablespoons sugar; 2 1/3 cups all-purpose flour; 2 cups oats; 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar; 1/2 teaspoon baking soda; 1 cup butter or 1 cup margarine, melted; 1 1/2 cups dates, chopped; 3/4 cup walnuts, toasted; 1 cup caramel ice cream topping

Submitted by Barb G.

"These are really delicious, a real treat. I have made them several times since finding the recipe in a newspaper."

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Ready In:: 1hr
Ingredients:: 10
Yields:: 24 Bars

ingredients

1 cup cranberries
10 tablespoons sugar
2 ¹⁄₃ cups all-purpose flour
2 cups oats
¹⁄₂ cup packed light brown sugar
¹⁄₂ teaspoon baking soda
1 cup butter or 1 cup margarine, melted
1 ¹⁄₂ cups dates, chopped
³⁄₄ cup walnuts, toasted
1 cup caramel ice cream topping

directions

Preheat oven 350°F.
In bowl, combine cranberries and 2 tablespoons sugar.
In a bowl, combine 2 cups flour,oats,remaining 1/2 cup sugar, brown sugar and soda.
Add butter and mmx well (pastry blender works well).
Reserve 1 cup crumb mixture.
Press remainder firmly on bottom of 13x9-inch baking pan.
Bake 15 minutes.
Sprinkle dates, walnuts and cranberry mixture over crust.
Mix caramel topping and remaining 1/3 cup flour; Spoon over fruit and walnuts.
Top with reserved crumb mixture.
Bake 20 minutes or until lightly brown.
Cool.
Cut into bars.

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Reviews

Pretty fabulous. My favorite holiday cookie! The sweet and tart flavors are perfectly balanced.

Chef MB
i used quick cook oats, otherwise followed directions. these are ooey-gooey sweet and sour cookie bars. the sweet dates are a foil to the tart cranberries. remove from your baking pan as it cools or else they stick.

chia2160