Best Festive Cranberry Cheese Squares Recipes

Festive Cranberry Cream Cheese Squares image

Provided by Food Network

Categories dessert

Time 1h15m

Yield 3 dozen bars

Number Of Ingredients 11

Crisco® Original No-Stick Cooking Spray
2 cups Pillsbury BEST® All Purpose Flour
1 1/2 cups oats
3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar, plus 1 tablespoon, divided
1 cup butter, softened
1 (8 oz.) pkg. cream cheese, softened
1 (14 oz.) can Eagle Brand® Sweetened Condensed Milk
2 large eggs
1 (27 oz.) jar None Such® Ready to Use Mincemeat
2 tbsps. cornstarch
1 (16 oz.) can whole berry cranberry sauce

Steps:

HEAT oven to 350 degrees F. Spray 15 x 10-inch jellyroll pan with no-stick cooking spray.
BEAT flour, oats, 3/4 cup brown sugar and butter in large bowl until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Reserve 1 1/2 cups crumb mixture; press remaining mixture into bottom of prepared pan.
BAKE 15 minutes or until lightly browned.
BEAT cream cheese in medium bowl until fluffy. Gradually beat in sweetened condensed milk until smooth; beat in eggs. Spread over partially baked crust: top with mincemeat.
COMBINE remaining 1 tablespoon brown sugar and cornstarch in small bowl; stir in cranberry sauce. Spoon over mincemeat. Top with reserved crumb mixture.
BAKE 40 minutes or until golden. Cool. Chill. Cut into squares.

Festive Cranberry Cheese Squares image

Provided by Russ Myers @Beegee1947

Number Of Ingredients 13

CRUMB MIXTURE:
2 cup(s) unsifted flour
1 1/2 cup(s) rolled oats
3/4 cup(s) firmly packed brown sugar
1 cup(s) butter or margarine, softened
FILLING:
1 package(s) (8 ounce) cream cheese, softened
1 can(s) (14 ounce) eagle brand sweetened condensed milk (not evaporated milk)
2 - eggs
1 jar(s) (27 ounce) none such ready to use mincemeat
1 teaspoon(s) brown sugar
2 tablespoon(s) cornstarch
1 can(s) (16 ounce) whole berry cranberry sauce

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 F. In medium bowl, stir together flour, rolled oats, 3/4 cup brown sugar and butter until crumbly. Reserve 1-1/2 cups crumb mixture. Press remaining mixture on bottom of greased 15x10-inch jellyroll pan. Bake 15 minutes or until lightly browned.
Meanwhile in separate mixing bowl, add cream cheese and beat until fluffy. Gradually add sweetened condensed milk and mix until smooth; beat in eggs. Spread over baked crust; top with mincemeat.
Combine remaining 1 Tablespoon brown sugar with cornstarch, stir in cranberry sauce. Spoon over mincemeat. Top with reserved crumb mixture. Bake 40 minutes or until golden. Cool. Chill. Cut into squares. Garnish as desired. Refrigerate leftovers.