Cranberrry Chocolate Chip Cheese Bars

== Description ==
purchased from the Colvin Estate in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1989. Notation on card indicates this is a favorite bake sale “goodie”. Recipe from Old Farmers Almanac. Exact date unknown. These are incredible. I have made them at least once a month for the past year and I never make enough (I triple the recipe). They are gobbled up in no time. 
== Ingredients ==
* 1 cup unsalted butter at room temperature
* 1 cup packed light brown sugar
* 2 cups cake flour
* 1-1/2 cups rolled oats
* 2 teaspoons grated orange zest
* 12 ounces semisweet chocolate chips
* 1 cup dried cranberries
* 8 ounces cream cheese at room temperature
* 1 can sweetened condensed milk
== Directions ==
# Beat butter and brown sugar in large bowl until creamy. 
# Beat in flour, Oats and orange peel until crumbly. 
# Stir in chocolate chips and cranberries (reserving 2 cups). 
# Press remaining mixture onto bottom of greased baking pan. 
# Bake at 350 for 15 minutes. 
# Beat cream cheese in small bowl until smooth. 
# Gradually beat in sweetened condensed milk. 
# Pour over hot crust. 
# Sprinkle with reserved oat mixture. 
# Return to oven and bake 25 minutes. 
# Cool in pan on wire rack.
== Contributed by ==
Cat's Recipes Y-Group
Category:Cathy's Recipes
Category:Sweetened condensed milk Recipes
Category:Semi-sweet chocolate Recipes
Category:Light brown sugar Recipes
Category:Chocolate chip Recipes
Category:Cream cheese Recipes
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Category:Rolled oats Recipes
Category:Orange peel Recipes
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Category:Oats Recipes
Category:Cranberry Recipes