Cranberry nuts bars
 
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These bars are so crunchy, delicious and flavorful just right for a satisfying brake in the middle of the day!
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Recipe type: desert
Cuisine: canadian
Serves: 30
Ingredients
  • 1½ cups cold butter or hard margarine, cut up
  • 2 cups all purpose flour
  • 1½ quick - cooking rolled oats
  • 1 cup brown sugar packed
  • 1 cup medium unsweetened coconut
  • 2 tsp orange zest
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1 cup toasted pecans or walnuts
  • Filling:
  • 14 oz (398 ml) can of whole cranberry sauce
  • 1 cup apricot (orange) marmalade
Instructions
  1. Cut butter into flour in large bowl until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
  2. Add next 6 ingredients and stir well. Divide the dough in half and then press one half of oat mixture evenly in greased 10* 15 inch (25cm/38 cm) pan. Set aside and add pecans (walnuts) to remaining oat mixture, stir well and set aside.
  3. Filling:
  4. Combine cranberry sauce and marmalade in a bowl and spread evenly over oat oat mixture in pan. Sprinkle with reserved pecan (walnuts) mixture. Press down lightly.
  5. Bake in 350 degrees F (175 degrees) oven for about 30 minutes until golden. Let stand in pan to cool. Cut into square pieces. will make about 30 squares 2,5/2,5 inches
Recipe by gabriela cuisine at https://gabrielacuisine.ro/prajitura-cu-merisoare-si-nuci-de-post/