Chocolate, Cranberry And Oat Bars

Total Time: 22 mins Cook Time: 22 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 32
• 1 cup dried cranberries
• 1/4 cup orange juice
• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 1 1/2 cups quick-cooking oats
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup margarine
• 1 1/2 cups brown sugar, firmly packed
• 2 eggs
• 4 squares baker's semisweet chocolate, coarsely chopped
• 1/2 cup pecan pieces

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f.
• 2 combine cranberries and orange juice in microwaveable bowl. microwave on high 30 seconds. let stand 10 minutes.
• 3 meanwhile, combine flour, oats, baking powder, and salt: set aside.
• 4 beat margarine and sugar with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy. add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• 5 gradually add flour mixture, mixing well after each addition. stir in cranberry mixture, chocolate and pecans.
• 6 spread dough firmly into 13x9-inch baking pan sprayed with cooking spray.
• 7 bake 20-22 minutes or until center is set. cool completely on wire rack before cuttng to serve.