Leftover cranberry sauce is made for these Cranberry Cream Cheese Streusel Bars.
Prep Time10 minutesmins
Cook Time15 minutesmins
Total Time25 minutesmins
Course: Baking, Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Streusel Bars
Servings: 24bars
Calories: 287kcal
Author: Kellie
Ingredients
For the crust:
1cupunsalted buttercut into small pieces
2cupsall-purpose flourI used King Arthur Flour
1/2teaspoonkosher salt
Cream Cheese Filling:
1 8-ouncepackage cream cheese
1/2cupgranulated sugar
1large eggat room temperature
1teaspoonvanilla extract
For the streusel topping:
1 1/2cupsall-purpose flour
1 1/2cupsconfectioners' sugar
3/4cupunsalted buttercut into pieces
1/4teaspoonkosher salt
1cupcranberry sauceYou can use whatever variety you'd like, I used my Easy Cranberry Sauce.
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
In a large bowl of an electric mixer, beat together the butter and flour until crumbly and combined thoroughly. Transfer the mixture to an ungreased 13x9 inch baking dish and pat the crust firmly and evenly into the dish using your hands. Bake for 15 minutes, remove and allow to cool completely.
In the bowl of an electric mixer, beat together the cream cheese and sugar until smooth on medium speed. Add the egg and vanilla and continue beating until combined. Set aside.
In a medium bowl, using a pastry blender, combine the flour, confectioners' sugar, butter and salt until the mixture comes together and forms coarse crumbs. Using your hands or a fork, toss until the ingredients are combined and set aside.
Once the crust has cooled, spread the cream cheese mixture evenly over the top of the crust leaving a 1/4 inch edge all the way around. Spread a thin layer of cranberry sauce over the cream cheese and then sprinkle the streusel topping over the entire top. Bake for 40 minutes, remove and cool completely. Cover tightly with plastic wrap and let it set overnight before cutting into squares.