OATMEAL-CRANBERRY-SOUR CREAM BARS

Oatmeal-Cranberry-Sour Cream Bars image

Prize-Winning Recipe 2006! Oatmeal cookie mix creates a head start to a fruit-filled bar cookie. Yum!

Provided by Betty Crocker Kitchens

Categories Dessert

Time 3h25m

Yield 16

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

1 pouch (1 lb 1.5 oz) Betty Crocker™ oatmeal cookie mix
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
1 egg
3/4 cup sour cream
3 tablespoons sugar
2 teaspoons grated lemon peel
1/4 teaspoon vanilla
1 egg yolk
1 cup dried cranberries
1/2 cup coarsely chopped pecans

Steps:

Heat oven to 350°F. Line 9-inch square pan with foil, leaving 1 inch of foil extending up over sides of pan. Spray foil-lined pan with cooking spray.
In large bowl, stir cookie mix, cinnamon, butter and egg until stiff dough forms. Reserve 1/4 of the dough. Press remaining dough in bottom of foil-lined pan. Bake 15 minutes.
In small bowl, stir sour cream, sugar, lemon peel, vanilla and egg yolk until well blended. Stir in cranberries. Spread over crust. Stir pecans into reserved oatmeal dough; crumble over cranberry mixture.
Bake 18 to 20 minutes or until top is light brown. Cool 30 minutes. Refrigerate 2 hours. For bars, cut into 4 rows by 4 rows. Store covered in refrigerator.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 270, Carbohydrate 34 g, Cholesterol 50 mg, Fat 2 1/2, Fiber 2 g, Protein 3 g, SaturatedFat 5 g, ServingSize 1 Bar, Sodium 170 mg, Sugar 21 g, TransFat 0 g