Cranberry Oats Bars

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 35 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups old fashioned oats
• 10 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened (1 1/4 sticks)
• 1 cup packed light brown sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1 cup flour
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg, freshly grated
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 1/2 cups pecans, chopped (6-ounces)
• 1 1/3 cups dried cranberries, chopped

Recipe

• 1 put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 350 degrees; generously butter a 9-inch square baking pan, set aside.
• 2 toast oatmeal in another baking pan, stirring occasionally, until pale golden, about 12 minutes.
• 3 beat butter and sugar with an electric mixer until fluffy; beat in eggs, milk and vanilla.
• 4 whisk together flour, nutmeg, salt and baking soda; then beat into butter mixture until incorporated.
• 5 stir in oatmeal, pecans, and cranberries; spread into buttered pan.
• 6 bake until golden and a wooden toothpick inserted comes out clean, 30 to 35 minutes. cool in pan 20 minutes, then cut into bars.