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Oatmeal-Cranberry-Sour Cream Bars

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  • Prep 20 min
  • Total 3 hr 25 min
  • Servings 16
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Prize-Winning Recipe 2006! Oatmeal cookie mix creates a head start to a fruit-filled bar cookie. Yum!
Updated Apr 29, 2009
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Ingredients

  • 1 pouch (17.5 oz) Betty Crocker™ Oatmeal Cookie Mix
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
  • 1 egg
  • 3/4 cup sour cream
  • 3 tablespoons sugar
  • 2 teaspoons grated lemon peel
  • 1/4 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 1 cup dried cranberries
  • 1/2 cup coarsely chopped pecans

Steps

  • 1
    Heat oven to 350°F. Line 9-inch square pan with foil, leaving 1 inch of foil extending up over sides of pan. Spray foil-lined pan with cooking spray.
  • 2
    In large bowl, stir cookie mix, cinnamon, butter and egg until stiff dough forms. Reserve 1/4 of the dough. Press remaining dough in bottom of foil-lined pan. Bake 15 minutes.
  • 3
    In small bowl, stir sour cream, sugar, lemon peel, vanilla and egg yolk until well blended. Stir in cranberries. Spread over crust. Stir pecans into reserved oatmeal dough; crumble over cranberry mixture.
  • 4
    Bake 18 to 20 minutes or until top is light brown. Cool 30 minutes. Refrigerate 2 hours. For bars, cut into 4 rows by 4 rows. Store covered in refrigerator.

Tips from the Betty Crocker Kitchens

  • tip 1
    This recipe was one of fifteen winners in the 2006 Mix It Up with Betty! Cookie Mix Recipe Contest. More than $10,000 was awarded!
  • tip 2
    Lining the baking pan with foil eliminates sticking and makes for easy cleanup.

Nutrition

270 Calories, 13g Total Fat, 3g Protein, 34g Total Carbohydrate, 21g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Bar
Calories
270
Calories from Fat
110
Total Fat
13g
20%
Saturated Fat
5g
27%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
50mg
16%
Sodium
170mg
7%
Potassium
75mg
2%
Total Carbohydrate
34g
11%
Dietary Fiber
2g
7%
Sugars
21g
Protein
3g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
6%
6%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
0%
0%
Iron
4%
4%
Exchanges:
1 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; 2 1/2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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