Cranberry Date Bars

Cranberry Date Bars

Test Kitchen

Category

Dessert

Ingredients

  • 1pkg 12oz Fresh or Frozen Cranberries, thawed (or dried)

  • 1pkg 8oz Chopped Dates

  • 2 Tbsp Water

  • 1 tsp Vanilla Extract

  • 2 Cups All-Purpose Flour

  • 2 Cups Old Fashioned Oats

  • 1 ½ Cups Packed Brown Sugar

  • ½ tsp Baking Soda

  • ½ tsp Salt

  • 1 Cup Butter, melted

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  • 1 ⅓ Cup Confectioners Sugar

  • 1-2 Tbsp Orange Juice

  • ¼ tsp Vanilla Extract

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

  2. 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.

  3. Remove from heat; stir in vanilla.

  4. Mix flour, oats, brown sugar, baking soda and salt; stir in melted butter.

  5. Press half of the mixture into an ungreased 13x9 in. pan. Bake 8 minutes.

  6. Spoon cranberry mixture over crust. Sprinkle with remaining oat mixture; pat down gently. Bake until golden brown, 25-30 minutes longer.

  7. Cool completely on a wire rack. Mix glaze ingredients. Drizzle over top.
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