Ingredients

The following ingredients have 12 Servings
  • 1/3 cup salted butter (softened)
  • 1/3 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
  • 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

Instruction

  • 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.