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Oatmeal Cheesecake Cranberry Bars
2 cups flour
1 1/4 cups quick cooking oatmeal
3/4 cups brown sugar
1 cup butter, softened
12 oz. cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup sugar
2 eggs
2 teaspoons lemon juice
1 teaspoon vanilla
1- 16oz. can whole cranberry sauce
2 teaspoons cornstarch
In a large mixing bowl, stir together flour, oatmeal and brown sugar. Cut in until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Reserve 1 1/2 cups of the crumbs. Press remaing crumbs into a greased 9x13 pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes.
Meanwhile, beat cream cheese and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs, lemon juice and vanilla. Spread over baked crust in pan. Stir together the cranberry sauce and cornstarch. Spoon carefully over the cream cheese layer. Sprinkle with reserved crumbs. Bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes or until set. Cool on a wire rack. Cover and chill at least 3 hours. Cut into bars. Makes 36 bars.
Recipe shared by Robin.
