Cranberry Squares Recipes

CRANBERRY SQUARES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Mix oats, flour, sugar and baking powder in large bowl. Cut in butter with pastry blender or 2 knives until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
• Press 2/3 of the oat mixture firmly onto bottom of 9-inch square baking dish; top with Brandied Cranberry Sauce. Sprinkle with remaining oat mixture.
• Bake 30 minutes or until topping is lightly browned. Cool completely on wire rack. Cut into 24 squares to serve.

CRANBERRY SQUARES

Steps:

• Cream butter and sugar together.
• Add sugar, eggs, and almond extract and mix.
• Stir in flour.
• finally stir in cranberries and nuts (batter will be very stiff).
• Grease a 9x9 pan.
• Pour batter into pan.
• Bake in preheated 350 degree oven for 45 minutes to 1 hour until golden brown.
• Other berries can be used; blackberries and blueberries.

CRANBERRY SQUARES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
• Grease a 9" x 13" Pan.
• Mix the butter with the sugar, and add the eggs and flour.
• Stir in the cranberries and pecans.
• Pour batter into greased pan, spreading out evenly.
• Bake at 325 degrees for 45 - 50 minutes.
• Cool. Cut into squares. At Christmas-time, you can add chopped green candied cherries. These also freeze well.

CRANBERRY SQUARES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a large bowl, stir together the sugar, flour, baking powder and salt. Cut in the butter or margarine until the lumps are no larger than peas. Stir in the egg just a little bit, but allow the mixture to stay somewhat crumbly.
• Sprinkle half of the mixture in an even layer in the bottom of a 9x13 inch pan. Pack down into a solid crust. Spread the cranberry sauce over the crust. Crumble the remaining mixture over the cranberry sauce.
• Bake for 40 minutes in the preheated oven, until the top is golden brown. Cool before slicing into bars.

CRANBERRY BARS

Steps:

• In a saucepan, bring sugar and water to a boil. Add cranberries and cook until they pop, about 4-6 minutes. Add orange juice, orange zest, butter, cinnamon and salt. Cook 5 minutes longer or until mixture thickens. Remove from the heat; stir in walnuts and set aside. , For crust, combine the flour and salt in a bowl; cut in butter until mixture is crumbly. Add sugar and oats; mix well. Spoon half into an ungreased 13x9-in. baking pan; pat firmly into pan. Spread filling evenly over crust. Top with remaining crumb mixture; pat lightly. , Bake at 400° for 30-35 minutes. Cool on a wire rack. Cut into bars.

SOUR CREAM CRANBERRY BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, cream butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Combine oats and 1-1/2 cups flour; add to the creamed mixture until blended. Set aside 1-1/2 cups for topping. , Press remaining crumb mixture into an ungreased 13x9-in. baking pan. Bake 10-12 minutes or until lightly browned., Meanwhile, in a large bowl, combine the cranberries, sour cream, sugar, egg, lemon peel, vanilla and remaining flour. Spread evenly over crust. Sprinkle with reserved crumb mixture. , Bake 20-25 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool on a wire rack. Refrigerate leftovers.

ORANGE & CRANBERRY SQUARES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F and spray an 8-inch square baking dish with vegetable spray.
• Make squares: in a bowl and using a whisk or electric mixer, beat brown sugar, sugar, orange rind, orange juice, oil, egg and vanilla.
• In another bowl, stir together flour, cranberries, baking powder and cinnamon. With a wooden spoon, stir the mixture into the orange mixture until mixed. Spread into a prepared dish.
• Make topping: in a small bowl, stir together sugar and cinnamon. Sprinkle the mixture over the squares.
• Bake in the centre of the oven for 15 to 20 minutes or until a tester inserted into the centre comes out dry.
• Let the dish cool on a wire rack.

CRANBERRY CRUMB BARS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F. Grease 13x9-inch pan with butter or cooking spray.
• In large bowl, mix flour, 1 cup sugar, the almonds, baking powder and salt. Cut in butter, using pastry blender (or pulling 2 table knives through ingredients in opposite directions), until mixture looks like coarse crumbs. Stir in egg. Press 2 1/2 cups of crumb mixture in bottom of pan. Stir cinnamon into remaining crumb mixture; set aside.
• In medium bowl, stir all filling ingredients. Spoon evenly over crust. Spoon reserved crumb mixture evenly over filling.
• Bake 45 to 55 minutes or until top is light golden brown. Cool completely. Refrigerate until chilled. Cut into 6 rows by 4 rows. Store tightly covered in refrigerator.