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Oatmeal-Cranberry-Sour Cream Bars

Oatmeal-Cranberry-Sour Cream Bars

Prize-Winning Recipe 2006! Oatmeal cookie mix creates a head start to a fruit-filled bar cookie. Yum!

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(36 Ratings)

36 Ratings

5 spoons 47%

4 spoons 19%

3 spoons 14%

2 spoons 14%

1 spoons 6%

Member Reviews (11)
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  • PREP TIME

    20 Min

  • TOTAL TIME

    3 Hr 25 Min

  • SERVINGS

    16

 

1
pouch (1 lb 1.5 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
  • 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.

Expert Tips

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!

Lining the baking pan with foil eliminates sticking and makes for easy cleanup.

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Nutrition Information:

Nutrition Information:

1 Serving (1 Bar)
  • Calories 270
    • (Calories from Fat 110),
  • Total Fat 13g
    • (Saturated Fat 5g,
    • Trans Fat 0g),
  • Cholesterol 50mg;
  • Sodium 170mg;
  • Total Carbohydrate 34g
    • (Dietary Fiber 2g,
    • Sugars 21g),
  • Protein 3g;
Percent Daily Value*:
  • Vitamin A 6.00%;
  • Vitamin C 0.00%;
  • Calcium 0.00%;
  • Iron 4.00%;
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 Choices:
  • 2;
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
2006 © and ®/™ of General Mills

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Posted 9/25/2011 12:55:54 PM REPORT ABUSE Julie-G said:
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Okay, so I really don't enjoy baking but these cookie bars are easy to make and are so moist and the hint of the lemon zest is perfect! My family LOVED these! I will definatley be making these again! Thank you for this recipe!
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Posted 6/19/2010 3:41:40 PM REPORT ABUSE allison25 said:
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I tried to review this before...hopefully it works this time. These are wonderful Have made them three times, the last time I used chopped dates. my husband liked them better
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Posted 12/27/2009 10:34:00 PM REPORT ABUSE CRJ said:
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Super! Easy to make. Love the cranberries for a change of pace.
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