Cranberry-Macadamia Bars Recipe
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Cranberry-Macadamia Bars

"Marry macadamia nuts and cranberries with an easy sugar cookie base to create an easy holiday bar."

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 4.5 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (4)

Prep Time:
30 Min
Ready In:
30 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 40 bars
 

Ingredients

  • 1 (1 pound 1.5 ounce) pouch Betty Crocker® sugar cookie mix
  • 1/3 cup butter or margarine, melted
  • 1 egg
  • 1/3 cup butter or margarine
  • 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1 cup sweetened dried cranberries
  • 1 cup macadamia nuts, coarsely chopped
  • 1/2 cup white vanilla baking chips
  • 1 teaspoon oil

Directions

  1. Blend cookie mix, 1/3 cup butter and egg in bowl until soft dough forms.
  2. Press dough in bottom of greased 9-inch square pan. Bake at 350 degrees F for 15 minutes.
  3. Heat 1/3 cup butter, brown sugar and cranberries over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture comes to a boil. Spoon and spread cranberry mixture evenly over partially baked cookie base. Sprinkle with nuts.
  4. Bake additional 10 to 15 minutes or until golden brown. Cool completely.
  5. In resealable freezer plastic bag, mix baking chips and oil; seal bag. Microwave on High 30 to 45 seconds, squeezing mixture in bag every 15 seconds until smooth. Cut 1/4-inch top from corner of bag; drizzle over bars. Store tightly covered at room temperature.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 135 | Total Fat: 8g | Cholesterol: 14mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 8, 2010 by *BLUiiS*   view full review
I loved this!! I made it for Thanksgiving, and it went over great! Of course, they had to...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 21, 2011 by mominml   view full review
I made no changes to this festive dessert, and it was very well received. Everyone commented...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 18, 2011 by Blondeprincess Supporting Member (Click to learn more about Supporting Membership)  view full review
I made this into a dessert pizza and I think the 1/2 cup of white chocolate chips is actually...
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 31, 2011 by jm0513   view full review
These were ok, nothing exceptional or poor. The dough needed to cook 5 minutes longer than...

 

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