Cranberry Chews

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 55 mins

Ingredients

• 2 1/3 cups all-purpose flour, divided
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup cold butter, cut into 16 pieces
• 1 1/2 cups rolled oats
• 1 (16 ounce) can whole berry cranberry sauce
• 1/2 cup thick orange marmalade
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup chopped walnuts

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees farenheit. grease a 10x 15-inch jelly-roll pan.
• 2 in a large bowl, combine 2 c flour, brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves and salt. use a pastry blender or 2 knives to cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs (or you can do this in a food processor using pulses).
• 3 stir in oats. reserve 1 c mixture. firmly press remainder over bottom of prepared pan. bake 15 minutes. cool 10 minutes before filling.
• 4 in a medium bowl, stir together cranberry sauce, marmalade and vanilla. sift remaining 1/3 c flour over cranberry mixture 1 tablespoon at a time, blending well after each addition. spread evenly over baked and cooled crust. add nuts to reserved oat mixture; sprinkle over top of cranberry filling.
• 5 bake about 30 minutes, or until lightly brown. cool in pan on rack. cut into 64 (about 1 1/2 x 2-inch) bars, cutting 8 strips both ways. store in airtight container at room temperature for 1 week or freeze for longer storage.