We went over to the elders to run in the Wood yesterday and brought some of our Cranberry Orange Streusel Bars only to be rebuffed by the elder woman who said that the cake-like cranberry bars of previous weeks, slathered in cream cheese frosting, were her favorites. We think this morning she will come to her senses and have one of the Streusel bars for breakfast and realize its uncommon, nearly carmely, goodness. But just in case, we are preserving the other recipe here. This one is like cake, the Other One is like cookies. They do not replace each other but happily coexist on a plate of cranberry pleasures.
Sincerely, Eli for Elias and The Gute
Cranberry Bars with Cream Cheese Frosting
Me's Independent Rating 3 of 3
1/2 cup butter
2 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
1 cup sugar
1-1/2c flour
1/2 tsp. salt
2 cups cranberries, chopped
1/2 cup walnuts, chopped
Cream butter, eggs, vanilla and sugar. Mix in dry ingredients. Fold in cranberries and nuts. Spread in greased 8x12 (or so) pan. Bake 40 min @350 degrees.
Cream Cheese Frosting
1/2 cup cream cheese (room temp)
1/2 cup butter (room temp)
1 tsp. milk
2 cups powdered sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
Blend frosting ingredients together. Slather frosting over cooled bars. Desserts with cream cheese frosting should be refrigerated if not eaten within a few hours.
Notes from Guthrie: We make up the frosting and freeze the bars and frosting separately. Thaw both, frost and serve.
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