Caramel Apple Oat Bars

Caramel Apple Oat Bars

1 3/4 cups of unsifted flour
1 cup of quick cooking oats
1/2 cup of firmly packed brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon of baking soda
1/2 teaspoon of salt
1 cup of cold butter
1 cup of chopped walnuts
20 pieces of caramel candy
1 ? 14 ounce can of sweetened condensed milk (not evaporated)
1 ? 21 ounce can of apple pie filling

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.  In a large mixing bowl, combine the flour, oats, sugar, baking
soda, and the salt.  Next, cut in the butter until crumbly.  Reserve 1 1/2 cups of the crumb mixture
and press the remainder on the bottom of a 9 X 13 inch baking pan.  Bake for 15 minutes.  Add
the nuts to the remaining crumb mixture.

In a heavy saucepan, over low heat, melt the caramels with the sweetened condensed milk, stir-
ring until smooth.  Spoon the apple filling over the baked crust and top with the caramel
mixture.  Sprinkle the remaining crumb/nut mixture on top of the caramel mixture and bake for
an additional 20 minutes, or until set.  Allow to cool or serve warm with ice cream.

Cranberry Cheese Cake Bars

Cranberry Cheese Cake Bars

1 package of butter cake mix
1/2 cup of butter, softened
1 egg
1/4 cup of chopped pecans

For the filling:

1 – 8 ounce package of cream cheese
1/4 cup of powdered sugar
1/2 teaspoon of vanilla
1 egg
1 – 16 ounce can of whole berry Cranberry sauce
1/4 teaspoon of nutmeg

Heat the oven to 350 degrees. Combine the cake mix, butter and 1 egg until crumbly, add the
chopped pecans and press into an ungreased 9 X 13 inch baking pan. Bake for 5 to 8 minutes
to set the crust. Combine the cream cheese, powdered sugar, vanilla and 1 egg. Beat and
then add the nutmeg to the cranberry sauce. Pour the cream cheese mixture over the crust.
Spoon the cranberry sauce over the cream cheese in 3 rows lengthwise, pull a knife through the
rows to make swirls. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 to 40 minutes.