- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Total Time: 1 hour
- Yield: 16 servings
- Category: dessert
- Method: oven
- Cuisine: american
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Total Time: 1 hour
- Yield: 16 servings
- Category: dessert
- Method: oven
- Cuisine: american
Ingredients
for the cookie bar
- 2/3 cup old fashioned oats
- 2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
- 2/3 cup granulated sugar
- 2/3 cup brown sugar, packed
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup unsalted butter, cold and cut into small cubes
- 1 egg, room temperature
- 2 Tablespoons milk
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
for the cranberry layer
- 4 cups fresh whole cranberries
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 Tablespoons flour
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 Tablespoon orange zest (zest of one orange)
- pinch of salt
for the white chocolate drizzle
- 1/2 cup white chocolate chips, meltes
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F and line a 9 x 9 pan with parchment paper on all sides. Set aside.
- In a large bowl combine the oats, flour, sugars, baking soda, and salt. Stir to combine.
- Add the butter cubes and use your hands or a pastry cutter to rub the butter into the dry ingredients until the mixture start to clump together and resembles wet sand.
- Make a well in the center of the the dry ingredient and add the egg and milk. Use a fork to beat the egg and milk together and stir together until it forms a dough ball.
- Press about 2/3 of the mixture into an even layer in your prepared pan. Set aside.
- In a large bowl combine all of the ingredients for the cranberry layer and toss combine. Spread the cranberries over the crust, patting into an even layer.
- Sprinkle the remaining crust over the cranberries, patting it gently onto the cranberry layer.
- Bake for 30 to 40 minutes or until the crust has puffed up and is golden brown around the edges and the cranberries are bubbling.
- Allow to cool completely before drizzling with white chocolate and slicing into 16 small squares or 8 large ones! Enjoy!
Keywords: cranberry crumb bars, white chocolate
