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Cranberry Oatmeal Butter Bars

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Ingredients

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  • 2 cups all purpose flour
  • 2 cups rolled oats
  • 1 1/2 cups light brown sugar
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1 1/4 cups unsalted butter, melted
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 3 cups fresh cranberries
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 tsp cinnamon, ground
  • 1 tbsp orange zest
  • 2 tbsp orange juice

Instructions

  1. preheat oven to 350 degrees F and line a 9x13 pan with foil
  2. whisk together flour, oats, brown sugar, baking soda and salt
  3. add the melted butter and vanilla to dry ingredients
  4. press 1/2 the mixture into the bottom of the pan to form a crust
  5. bake crust for 8-10 mintues
  6. prepare the cranberries while the crust is baking: combine cranberries, sugar, cinnamon, orange zest and juice
  7. remove crust from the oven and spread cranberry mixture to cover the crust
  8. add the remaining crumble topping over cranberries
  9. bake for 15-20 minutes until crumb topping is golden brown
  10. cool bars completely before cutting and serving
  11. serve or store in an air tight container