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Betty Crocker Kitchens
Updated Apr 29, 2009
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Prize-Winning Recipe 2006! Oatmeal cookie mix creates a head start to a fruit-filled bar cookie. Yum!

Oatmeal-Cranberry-Sour Cream Bars

  • Prep Time 20 min
  • Total 3 hr 25 min
  • Servings 16
  • Ingredients 11
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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

Instructions

  • Step 
    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.
  • Step 
    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.
  • Step 
    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.
  • Step 
    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.

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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