Festive Cranberry Cheese Squares
Yield: Makes 16-20 servings
Crumb Mixture:
2 cups unsifted flour
1 1/2 cups rolled oats
3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1 cup butter or margarine, softened
Filling:
1 package (8 ounce) cream cheese, softened
1 can (14 oz)Sweetened Condensed Milk (not evaporated milk)
2 eggs
1 jar (27 ounce) Mincemeat
1 Tablespoon brown sugar
2 Tablespoons cornstarch
1 can (16 ounce) whole berry cranberry sauce
Preheat oven to 350 F.
In medium bowl, stir together flour, rolled oats, 3/4 cup brown sugar and butter until crumbly. Reserve 1-1/2 cups crumb mixture. Press remaining mixture on bottom of greased 15x10-inch jellyroll pan. Bake 15 minutes or until lightly browned.
Meanwhile in separate mixing bowl, add cream cheese and beat until fluffy. Gradually add sweetened condensed milk and mix until smooth; beat in eggs. Spread over baked crust; top with mincemeat.
Combine remaining 1 Tablespoon brown sugar with cornstarch, stir in cranberry sauce. Spoon over mincemeat. Top with reserved crumb mixture.
Bake 40 minutes or until golden. Cool. Chill. Cut into squares. Garnish as desired. Refrigerate leftovers.