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Cranberry-Macadamia Bars

Marry macadamia nuts and cranberries with an easy sugar cookie base to create an easy holiday bar.

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Prep Time 30 min
Total Time 30 min
Servings 40

Ingredients

1: pouch Betty Crocker® sugar cookie mix

1/3: cup butter or margarine, melted

1: egg

1/3: cup butter or margarine

1/4: cup packed brown sugar

1: cup sweetened dried cranberries

1: cup macadamia nuts, coarsely chopped

1/2: cup white vanilla baking chips

1: teaspoon oil

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Directions

1 Blend cookie mix, 1/3 cup butter and egg until soft dough forms. Press dough in bottom of greased 9-inch square pan. Bake at 350°F 15 minutes.
2 Heat 1/3 cup butter, brown sugar and cranberries over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture comes to a boil. Spoon and spread cranberry mixture evenly over partially baked cookie base. Sprinkle with nuts. Bake 10 to 15 minutes or until light golden brown. Cool completely.
3 In resealable freezer plastic bag, mix baking chips and oil; seal bag. Microwave on High 30 to 45 seconds, squeezing mixture in bag every 15 seconds until smooth. Cut 1/4-inch top from corner of bag; drizzle over bars.

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Cut bars in triangles to create a new look for your cookie tray.

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Nutrition Information

NUTRITION INFORMATION PER SERVING

Serving Size: 1 Bar

Calories: 130
Calories from Fat: 70),

% Daily Value

Total Fat: 7g; 7%
(Saturated Fat 3 1/2g, 3 1/2% Trans Fat 1/2g 1/2% ),
Cholesterol: 15mg; 15%;
Sodium: 65mg; 65%;
Total Carbohydrate: 15g; 15%
(Dietary Fiber 0g 0% Sugars 11g 11% ),
Protein: 1g; 1%

% Daily Value*:

Vitamin A: 2%;
Vitamin C: 0%;
Calcium: 0%;
Iron: 0%;

Exchanges:

0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 1/2 Fat;

Carbohydrate Choices:

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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Posted 1/14/2011 7:10:58 PM REPORT ABUSE SarahBea said:

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I made these at Christmas and they were the favorite of all of my treats. Everyone wanted the recipe!

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Posted 12/18/2010 3:01:26 AM REPORT ABUSE JenInMa said:

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I saw something like this before at a party but the cranberries, nuts, and chocolate were all mixed into the bars, there was not a topping. They were delicious and I have been looking for a recipe for it ever since...could this work if I just baked them in instead of topping???

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Posted 12/1/2010 12:46:58 PM REPORT ABUSE GrammiJudy said:

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I used an 11 x 7 pan which was fine but the recipe should have said to press down because the topping fell off. I will try again but not use the cranberries maybe something else. The crust was tasty.

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