Cranberry Chews

== Description ==
Chewy cranberry Oat Bars With an Oat?nut Topping.
* Contributed by Catsrecipes Y-Group
== Ingredients ==
* 2⅓ cups all-purpose flour (divided)
* 1 cup brown sugar, packed
* 1 teaspoon cinnamon
* ½ teaspoon nutmeg
* ¼ teaspoon cloves
* ½ teaspoon salt
* 1 cup butter, cold, cut into 16 pieces
* 1½ cups rolled oats
* 16 ounces cranberry sauce, whole berry
* ½ cup orange marmalade, thick
* 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
* 1 cup walnuts, chopped
== Directions ==
# Preheat oven to 350 °F.
# Grease a 10x15 jellyroll pan (9x13 Okay).
# In a large bowl, combine 2 cups flour, brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves and salt.
# Cut in butter until the mixture resembles coarse meal.
# Stir in oats, reserving 1½ cups of the mixture. 
# Firmly press remainder in bottom of prepared pan.
# Bake 15 minutes.
# Cool 10 minutes before filling.
# In a medium bowl, stir together cranberry sauce, marmalade and vanilla.
# Slowly add remaining ⅓ cup flour, blending thoroughly. 
# Spread evenly over baked and cooled crust. 
# Add nuts to reserved oat mixture, sprinkle over top of cranberry filling. 
# Bake 30 minutes or until lightly browned. 
# Cool in pan on rack. 
# Cut into 64 bars. 
# Store in Airtight Container One Week, Freeze ForLonger Storage.
Category:Cookie Recipes