Peanut Butter And Cranberry Bars

Total Time: 1 hr 22 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 37 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup dried cranberries
• 1/4 cup boiling water
• 1/4 cup butter, softened
• 1/2 cup chunky peanut butter
• 1/3 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 cup flour
• 1/2 cup finely chopped peanuts
• 6 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 2/3 cup chunky peanut butter
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 grease a 8x8x2 inch baking pan.
• 3 in a small bowl combine cranberries and water.
• 4 cover and let stand for 20 minutes; drain well and set aside.
• 5 in a large mixing bowl, beat butter and 1/2 cup of peanut butter until well combined.
• 6 beat in brown sugar.
• 7 beat in flour on low speed (mixture will be crumbly).
• 8 stir in peanuts and cranberries.
• 9 reserve 1 cup of the crumb mixture.
• 10 press remaining mixture into pan.
• 11 bake for 12 minutes.
• 12 meanwhile for filling, in a medium bowl beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth.
• 13 add egg, 2/3 cup peanut butter and lemon juice; beat until well combined.
• 14 spread over crust.
• 15 sprinkle reserved crumb mixture over filling and press in lightly.
• 16 bake about 25 minutes or until top is lightly browned.
• 17 cut into bars.