Cranberry Chews

Description
Chewy cranberry Oat Bars With an Oat?nut Topping.


 * Contributed by Catsrecipes Y-Group

Ingredients

 * 2⅓ cups all-purpose flour (divided)
 * 1 cup brown sugar, packed
 * 1 teaspoon cinnamon
 * ½ teaspoon nutmeg
 * ¼ teaspoon cloves
 * ½ teaspoon salt
 * 1 cup butter, cold, cut into 16 pieces
 * 1½ cups rolled oats
 * 16 ounces cranberry sauce, whole berry
 * ½ cup orange marmalade, thick
 * 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
 * 1 cup walnuts, chopped

Directions

 * 1) Preheat oven to 350°F.
 * 2) Grease a 10x15 jellyroll pan (9x13 Okay).
 * 3) In a large bowl, combine 2 cups flour, brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves and salt.
 * 4) Cut in butter until the mixture resembles coarse meal.
 * 5) Stir in oats, reserving 1½ cups of the mixture.
 * 6) Firmly press remainder in bottom of prepared pan.
 * 7) Bake 15 minutes.
 * 8) Cool 10 minutes before filling.
 * 9) In a medium bowl, stir together cranberry sauce, marmalade and vanilla.
 * 10) Slowly add remaining ⅓ cup flour, blending thoroughly.
 * 11) Spread evenly over baked and cooled crust.
 * 12) Add nuts to reserved oat mixture, sprinkle over top of cranberry filling.
 * 13) Bake 30 minutes or until lightly browned.
 * 14) Cool in pan on rack.
 * 15) Cut into 64 bars.
 * 16) Store in Airtight Container One Week, Freeze ForLonger Storage.