Cranberry Cream Cheese Bars
Cranberry Cream Cheese Bars combine the sweetness of cream cheese with tart cranberries. The crust is also the streusel topping!
Servings: 12
Calories: 253kcal
Ingredients
- 1/3 cup salted butter softened
- 1/3 cup packed brown sugar
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
Cream Cheese Mixture:
- 8 ounces cream cheese softened
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 2 tablespoons milk
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- 3/4 cup jellied cranberry sauce
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350º Fahrenheit. Spray an 8x8 baking pan with cooking spray.
- Cream together the butter and the brown sugar. Mix in the flour and the walnuts.
- Reserve one cup of this mixture for the topping (set it aside for later). Press the remaining mixture into the bottom of the prepared pan. Bake or 12 minutes.
- In a small bowl, mix together the cream cheese, sugar, egg, milk, lemon juice and vanilla until well blended. Pour this over the baked crust.
- Spoon teaspoonfuls of the jellied cranberry sauce over the top of the cream cheese mixture. Then take a knife and gently swirl the cranberry sauce into the cream cheese.
- Sprinkle the reserved crumb topping over the top.
- Bake for 25 minutes.
- Allow the bars to cool and cut into squares.
- Store the bars in the refrigerator.
Notes
The calories shown are based on the bars being cut into 12 pieces, with 1 serving being 1 bar. Since different brands of ingredients have different nutritional information, the calories shown are just an estimate.
Nutrition
Calories: 253kcal | Carbohydrates: 26g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Cholesterol: 50mg | Sodium: 119mg | Potassium: 80mg | Sugar: 17g | Vitamin A: 440IU | Vitamin C: 0.8mg | Calcium: 37mg | Iron: 0.8mg