Chocolate Cranberry Bars (vegan Or Not)

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup vegan butter (earth balance or reg. butter)
• 2 cups flour
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1 cup soymilk (or any other milk alternative or sweetened condensed milk)
• 1/2 cup pecans, finely chopped
• 1 cup cranberry preserves

Recipe

• 1 you can either purchase cranberry preserves or make your own. to make your own cranberry preserves: place 1 cup cranberry juice, 1 cup fresh or frozen cranberries, and 1/4 cup sugar in a sauce pan. cook on medium heat until boiling for 15 minutes. remove from heat and set aside. preserves will get thicker as it cools.
• 2 mix together butter, sugar, and flour until a dough forms.
• 3 press down 1/2 of the dough into a greased 8 by 11 inch baking pan.
• 4 bake at 350 degrees for 12 minutes.
• 5 in a small sauce pan over low heat combine soy milk and chocolate chips. once chocolate is melted remove from heat.
• 6 spread chocolate mixture over prepared crust.
• 7 stir pecans into reserved dough and sprinkle over chocolate filling.
• 8 drop cranberry preserves over dough.
• 9 return to oven and continue baking for 30 minutes. remove from oven and let cool.
• 10 cut into bars. enjoy!