1 cup cranberries
2 tablespoons PLUS 1/2 cup sugar, divided
2-1/3 cups flour, divided
2 cups rolled oats
1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup butter or margarine, melted
1-1/2 cups chopped dates
1/3 cup chopped walnuts, toasted
1 cup caramel ice cream topping
Preheat oven to 350 F. In small bowl, combine
cranberries and 2 tablespoons sugar; set aside. In medium bowl stir together 2 cups flour, oats, 1/2 cup sugar, brown sugar, and baking soda. Stir in melted butter, blend well. Reserve 1 cup crumb mixture. Press remaining crumbs in
bottom of 9x13-inch baking pan. Bake 15 minutes. Sprinkle dates, walnuts and cranberry mixture evenly over crust. Stir together caramel topping and remaining 1/3 cup flour; drizzle over fruits and nuts. Sprinkle with reserved crumb mixture. Return to oven for 20 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool in pan on wire rack. Cut into bars.
Note: Posted by "Tamara/SD" to the now-defunct Holiday Cookie Club at Epicurious.com.
A cookie baker in Kane, PA Dec 17, 2008
Would make this again.
Absolutely wonderful! We even entertain the possibility that with these incredients these cookies are good for us not just plain, ordinary good. People at my husband's work ate three pans of these, licked their fingers, and looked around for more.
Oct 30, 2008
Would make this again.
Simply yummy bars! I didn't want to put the dates in "dry" so I soaked them in Calvados. Somehow :-) the Calvados soaked into the base to flavor the crust. Really good.
A cookie baker in Rockford,Illinois Dec 11, 2007
Would make this again.
I substituted a pack of frozen mixed berries for the cranberries. Great tangy and fruity flavor. would make it again
cookie Monster Nov 15, 2007
Would make this again.
WOW!!!.. need I say more??
A cookie baker Dec 1, 2006
Would make this again.
yum the best thing we had on thanksgiving everyone loved them even my husband who is the pickiest eater.
