Jacci's Cranberry Bars
Jacci Bottler found that she was a little shy on Craisins so she had to do half raisins and half Craisins. I think that the extra little sweetness from the raisins added a wonderful warm element to this already delightful concoction. ENJOY!
Ingredients
In a saucepan combine:
- 1 cup sugar
- ¾ cup water
- 2 cup Craisins or 1 cup Craisins and 1 cup raisins
- 1 tbsp fresh lemon juice
- ½ cup chopped walnuts
In a separate bowl combine:
- 1¾ cup rolled oats
- 1¾ cup flour
- 1 cup brown sugar
- ¼ tsp salt
- 1 cup butter softened
Instructions
- Boil sugar, water and Craisins for approx. 10 minutes. Cool. Stir in lemon juice and walnuts.Mix the oats, flour, brown sugar, salt, and butter until crumbly.Press ½ of the crumb mixture into bottom of a 9x12" pan. Spread the Craisin mixture on top. Sprinkle with remaining crumbs onto top of Craisin mixture. Bake at 350°f for 35-40 minutes. Cool and cut into bars.
Optional
- For a powder sugar glaze for top of bars, combine 1½ cup powdered sugar mixed with 1-3 tbsp of half-n-half, one tbsp at a time, until desired consistency.