Title: Chocolate Chip Cranberry Cheese Bars
Categories: Cookies
Yield: 3 Dozen

1 c Butter or margarine;
. (2 sticks or 1/2 LB)
1 c Brown sugar; packed
2 c Flour
1 1/2 c Rolled oats
2 ts Orange zest; grated
1 pk Semisweet chocolate chips;
. 12oz
1 c Cranberries; dried (4oz)
1 pk Cream cheese; (8oz)
1 1/4 c Sweetened condensed milk;
. (1 can at 14oz)

Beat butter and brown sugar in large bowl until creamy; beat in flour, oats
and orange peel until crumbly. Stir in chocolate chips and cranberries;
reserve 2 cups mixture. Press remaining mixture onto bottom of greased
13-by-9-inch baking pan. Bake at 350 degrees 15 minutes.

Beat cream cheese in small bowl until smooth. Gradually beat in sweetened
condensed milk. Pour over hot crust; sprinkle with reserved oat mixture.
Return to oven and bake 25 to 30 minutes or until center is set. Cool in
pan on wire rack.

Makes about 3 dozen. ** Milwaukee Journal Sentinel -- Food section --
29 November 1995 **

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Date: Mon, 2 Dec 1996 18:03:29 -0500