Best 5 Cranberry Date Bars Recipes

CRANBERRY DATE BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Place cranberries, dates and water in a saucepan; bring to a boil over medium heat. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, until berries pop, about 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat; stir in vanilla., Mix flour, oats, brown sugar, baking soda and salt; stir in melted butter. Press half of the mixture into an ungreased 13x9-in. pan. Bake 8 minutes. , Spoon cranberry mixture over crust. Sprinkle with remaining oat mixture; pat down gently. Bake until golden brown, 25-30 minutes longer. Cool completely on a wire rack., Mix glaze ingredients. Drizzle over top.

WINNING CRANBERRY DATE BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large saucepan, combine cranberries and dates. Cover and cook over low heat until berries pop, 15 minutes, stirring often. Remove from the heat and stir in vanilla; set aside., In a large bowl, combine the flour, oats, brown sugar, baking soda and salt. Stir in butter until crumbly. Press half into an ungreased 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan. Bake 8 minutes. Spoon cranberry mixture over the crust; spread gently. Sprinkle with remaining crumb mixture; pat down gently., Bake until golden brown, 20-25 minutes. Cool on a wire rack. Combine glaze ingredients; drizzle over bars.

CRANBERRY DATE BARS

Steps:

• 1. In a saucepan, over low heat, simmer cranberries, dates, and water for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the cranberries have popped. Remove from heat; stir in vanilla and set aside.
• 2. In a large bowl, combine the flour, oats, brown sugar, baking soda, and salt. Stir in butter until well blended.
• 3. Pat half the oat mixture into an ungreased 13"x9"x2" baking pan. Bake at 350 for 8 minutes. Spoon cranberry mixture over crust. Sprinkle with the remaining oat mixture. Pat gently.
• 4. Bake at 350 for 25 - 30 minutes or until browned. Cool.
• 5. Combine glaze ingredients; drizzle over bars. Yield: 3 dozen bars.
• 6. You might want sometimes to serve bar cookies with ice cream. Not so with these! They're so yummy by themselves that nothing else is needed except, maybe, a good cup of coffee.
• 7. Susan uses only half the glaze recipe, but I LOVE confectioners' sugar, so I use all of it!

CRANBERRY DATE BARS

Steps:

• For filling: In a medium saucepan combine cranberries and dates- cook, covered, over low heat for 5 minutes, stirring frequently. Stir in vanilla. Set aside. In a large mixing bowl sitr together flour, oats, brown sugar, baking soda and salt. Stir in butter till well blended. Put half of the oat mixture on the bottom of a 13x9x2 inch pan (pat down). Bake at 350 for 8 minutes. Carefully spread filling over baked oat mixture- Sprinkle remaining oat mixture atoppat gently. Bake for 20-22 min. more or until golden. Cool on wire rack. Drizzle with orange glaze. Cut into bars. Orange Glaze: In med. bowl stir 2 cups sifted powdered sugar, 1/2 tsp vanilla, 2-3 tbs orange juice.

CRANBERRY DATE BARS

Steps:

• In a saucepan, combine cranberries and dates.
• Cover and cook over low heat for 15-20 minutes or until berries pop, stirring often. (I also mash the cranberries with a fork once they are soft enough and reach the about-to-pop stage).
• Remove from the heat and stir in vanilla; set aside.
• In a bowl, combine flour, oats, sugar, baking soda and salt.
• Stir in butter until crumbly.
• Press half into an ungreased 13-in. x 9-in. x 2-in. baking pan.
• Bake at 350 for 8 minutes. Spoon cranberry mixture over the crust; spread gently. Sprinkle with remaining crumb mixture;pat down gently.
• Bake at 350 for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown. Cool.
• Combine glaze ingredients; drizzle over bars.
• Yield: 4 dozen.