Cranberry Eggnog Cheesecake Bars

Categories: cookie bars-brownies

Ingredients

• 1 pkg. spice cake mix
• 2 1/2 cups old-fashioned oats
• 3/4 cup butter, melted
• 2 pkg. (8 oz. each) cream cheese, softened
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/8 tsp. ground nutmeg
• 1/2 cup eggnog
• 2 Tbsp. all-purpose flour
• 3 eggs, lightly beaten
• 1 can (14 oz.) whole-berry cranberry sauce
• 2 Tbsp. cornstarch

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a 13 × 9-inch baking pan with parchment paper, letting ends extend up sides; grease paper. In a large bowl, combine cake mix and oats, stir in melted butter. Reserve 1 1/2 cups crumb mixture for topping; press remaining mixture onto bottom of prepared pan.

2. In a large bowl, beat cream cheese, sugar and nutmeg until eggnog and flour. Add eggs; beat on low speed just until blended. Pour over crust.

3. In a small bowl, mix cranberry sauce and cornstarch until blended; spoon over cheesecake layer, spreading over cheesecake layer, spreading over top. Sprinkle with reserved crumb mixture.

4. Bake 50-55 minutes or until edges are brown and center is almost set. Cool for 1 hour on a wire rack.

5. Refrigerate at least 2 hours. Lifting with parchment paper, remove from pan. Cut into bars.

6. 2 dozen

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