Grandma Laverne’s Sour Cream Cranberry Bars

Description
Purchased from the Patterson Estate in Tyler, Texas in 1992. This one had a notation on it that it won third place in an Ohio County Fair Competition in 1936. I make this every year for a cookie exchange I host. It is a huge hit.

Ingredients

 * 1 cup packed brown sugar
 * 1 cup butter softened
 * 2 cups quick cooking oats
 * 1-1/2 cups cake flour
 * 1 teaspoon baking soda
 * 2 cups sweetened dried cranberries
 * 1 cup sour cream
 * 3/4 cup sugar
 * 2 tablespoons cake flour
 * 1 tablespoon grated lemon peel
 * 1 teaspoon vanilla
 * 1 egg

Directions

 * 1) Preheat oven to 350.
 * 2) Mix brown sugar and butter in large bowl with spoon.
 * 3) Stir in oats, flour and baking soda until crumbly.
 * 4) Press half of the mixture in the bottom of an ungreased rectangular pan.
 * 5) Bake 10-12 minutes or until golden brown.
 * 6) Mix remaining ingredients in large bowl.
 * 7) Pour over baked crust.
 * 8) Crumble remaining oat mixture over filling.
 * 9) Bake 25-30 minutes longer or until top is golden brown and filling is set.
 * 10) Cool completely about 1 hour.

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