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Ingredients
| dried sweetened cranberries: 1/2 cup |
| water: 1/4 cup (boiling) |
| salted butter: 1/4 cup (softened) |
| chunky peanut butter: 1/2 cup |
| light brown sugar (packed): 1/3 cup |
| all-purpose flour (unsifted): 1 cup |
| peanuts: 1/2 cup (finely chopped) |
| cream cheese: 6 oz (softened) |
| granulated sugar: 1/4 cup |
| eggs: 1 |
| chunky peanut butter: 2/3 cup |
| lemon juice: 1 Tbl |
Peanut Butter and Cranberry Bars
Credit: Food.com
User rating:
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Prep Time
45 min -
Cook Time
37 min -
Servings
16 serving(s)
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- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Grease a 8x8x2 inch baking pan.
- In a small bowl combine cranberries and water.
- Cover and let stand for 20 minutes; drain well and set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, beat butter and 1/2 cup of peanut butter until well combined.
- Beat in brown sugar.
- Beat in flour on low speed (mixture will be crumbly).
- Stir in peanuts and cranberries.
- Reserve 1 cup of the crumb mixture.
- Press remaining mixture into pan.
- Bake for 12 minutes.
- Meanwhile for filling, in a medium bowl beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth.
- Add egg, 2/3 cup peanut butter and lemon juice; beat until well combined.
- Spread over crust.
- Sprinkle reserved crumb mixture over filling and press in lightly.
- Bake about 25 minutes or until top is lightly browned.
- Cut into bars.