Cranberry Chews

Title: Cranberry Chews

Categories: Cookies

Yield: 60 servings

Grant; hwwk11b

2 1/3 c Flour

1 c Brown sugar; packed

1 ts Cinnamon

1/2 ts Nutmeg

1/4 ts Cloves

1/2 ts Salt

1 c Butter, cold; in

16 pieces

1 1/2 c Rolled oats

16 oz Cranberry sauce-whole berrie

1/2 c Orange marmalade; thick

1 ts Vanilla extract

1 c Walnuts; chopped

DESCRIPTION: Chewy Cranberry Oat Bars with an oat-nut topping.

350. Grease a

10x15 jellyroll pan (9x13 okay). In a large

bowl, combine 2 c flour, brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves and salt.

Cut in butter until resembles coarse meal. Stir in oats. Reserve 1 1/2 c

of mixture. Firmly press remainder in bottom of prepared pan. Bake 15

minutes. Cool 10 minutes before filling. In medium bowl, stir together

cranberry sauce, marmalade and vanilla. Slowly add remaining 1/3 C flour,

blending thoroughly. Spread evenly over baked and cooled crust. Add nuts

to reserved oat mixture, sprinkle over top of cranberry filling. Bake 30

minutes or until lightly browned. Cool in pan on rack. Cut into 64 bars.

Store in airtight container one week, freeze for longer storage. From "The

Joy of Cookies." Formatted by Theresa Grant, HWWK11b. --