Cranberry Oatmeal Bars

Spicy bar cookies made chewy with dried cranberries, pecans, and oatmeal are a wholesome snack.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 13 mins
• Total Time: 28 mins
• Calories: 225 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 cup flour
• 0.25 teaspoon salt
• 0.25 teaspoon baking soda
• 0.33333334326744 cup brown sugar
• 0.25 teaspoon baking powder
• 0.25 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 0.75 cup dried cranberries
• 0.5 cup melted butter
• 0.25 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
• 0.75 cup old-fashioned rolled oats
• 0.75 cup pecans

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease 11x7 inch baking pan.

Step 2

Pour melted butter into a mixing bowl, and beat in the egg, brown sugar, and vanilla extract. Sift the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, and pumpkin pie spice together in a separate mixing bowl. Stir the flour mixture into the butter mixture until thoroughly blended. Mix in the cranberries, pecans, and oats until evenly blended. Press mixture into prepared baking dish.

Step 3

Bake in preheated oven until top is dry and edges slightly pull away from the sides of the pan, 13 to 15 minutes. Cool before cutting into squares.