Description
These Cranberry Crumble Bars feature a sweet and tart filling of cranberries topped with a buttery crumble, making them a delightful treat any time of year.
Ingredients
Scale
- 17.5 ounces sugar cookie mix (prepackaged, I used Betty Crocker)
- 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- ½ cup quick oats
- ½ cup butter (melted, salted)
- 1 large egg (beaten)
- ⅔ cup white sugar
- 4 1/2 teaspoons cornstarch
- 2 tablespoons cranberry juice (sweetened, orange juice can also be used)
- 4 cups cranberries (about 12 ounces, fresh or frozen)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Line a 9×13 inch baking dish with parchment paper or spray with cooking oil evenly.
- In a large mixing bowl, mix together sugar cookie dough mix, all-purpose flour, and quick oats. Add the melted butter and mix with an electric hand mixer.
- Crack and beat the egg in a small bowl with a fork, then add it to the cookie dough and mix again thoroughly with an electric hand mixer until a crumbly dough forms.
- Press about 3/4 of the dough into the bottom of the pan. Leave the rest of the dough to the side for the topping.
- In a second large bowl, combine white sugar, cornstarch, and cranberry juice (or orange juice) together and stir well by hand with a spatula.
- Combine cranberries to the sugar mixture and stir until the berries are well coated.
- Spoon the cranberry mixture evenly on top of the dough in the baking dish.
- Crumble the remaining mixture from the dough in your hands and sprinkle evenly across the top of the cranberry layer to form the crumble topping.
- Bake the mixture in the oven for 35-40 minutes or until the topping browns. The filling will be bubbling, and the cranberries won’t look whole; they will look jammy.
- Let the bars cool completely and then slice into small squares. Then enjoy!
Notes
- Frozen cranberries can be used; refer to notes for additional handling instructions.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bar
- Calories: 210
- Sugar: 14g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 31g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 25mg