Cranberry Bliss Bars - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 cups quick-cooking oats
3/4 cup light brown sugar, firmly packed (plus 1 tbsp., divided)
1 cup butter, softened
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 tablespoons cornstarch
1 (16 ounce) can whole berry cranberry sauce

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 13 x 9 inch baking pan.
Combine flour, oats, 3/4 cup brown sugar and butter. Mix until crumbly. Reserve 1 1/2 cups of crumb mixture and set aside. Place remaining crumbs in baking dish and spread out to form a crust. Bake for 15 minutes.
Beat cream cheese until fluffy and gradually mix in condensed milk, lemon juice and vanilla. Pour evenly over crust.
In small bowl, combine remaining sugar, cornstarch and cranberry sauce. Spoon over cream cheese mixture and sprinkle reserved crumbs over the top. Bake for 40 minutes. Cool at room temperature and refrigerate after cutting into bars. Store in the refrigerator.