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  • Serves: 48 Bars

Cranberry-Macadamia Bars

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Category: Desserts, Cookies

 Ingredients List

  • 1 1/4 c All-purpose flour
  • 3/4 c Sugar
  • 1/2 c Butter
  • 1 c Finely chopped macadamias,
  • --hazelnuts or pecans
  • 1 1/4 c Sugar
  • 2 Beaten eggs
  • 2 tb Milk
  • 1 ts Finely shredded orange peel
  • 1 ts Vanilla
  • 1 c Finely chopped cranberries
  • 1/2 c Coconut

 Directions

Crust: In a medium mixing bowl, stir together flour and 3/4 c sugar. Cut
in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in 1/2 c of the
nuts. Press the flour mixture onto the bottom of an ungreased 13x9x2-inch
baking pan. Bake in a 350 F oven for 10-15 minutes or until crust is light
brown around edges.

Topping: Combine the 1 1/4 c sugar, eggs, milk, orange peel, and vanilla.
Beat until combined. Pour over the hot crust. Sprinkle with the remaining
nuts, cranberries, and coconut.

Bake in the 350 F oven for 30 minutes more or until golden. Cool slightly
in the pan on a wire rack. Cut into 24 bars; cut bars in half diagonally
while warm. Cool completely.

Per cookie: 88 cal, 4 g fat (2 g sat), 14 mg chol, 23 mg sod, 1 g pro.

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