Description
These cranberry-orange cheesecake bars are a favorite around the holidays or any time of the year!
Ingredients
- ½ cup butter, softened
- ⅓ cup packed brown sugar
- ½ cup chopped walnuts
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
- ½ cup white sugar
- 1 cup dried cranberries
- 6 tablespoons orange juice
- 2 eggs, beaten
- 1 tablespoon grated orange zest
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Combine butter and brown sugar in a large bowl; beat with an electric mixer until smooth and creamy. Stir in flour and walnuts until crumbly. Press mixture into the bottom of a 9-inch square baking dish.
- Bake in the preheated oven until lightly browned
- about 15 minutes. Remove and allow to cool.
- Meanwhile
- combine cream cheese and white sugar in a large bowl; beat with an electric mixer until smooth. Add cranberries
- orange juice
- eggs
- orange zest
- and vanilla extract
- mix until well combined. Spread cream cheese filling onto cooled crust.
- Bake until surface of cheesecake is firm except for a small spot in the center that will jiggle when the pan is gently shaken
- 25 to 30 minutes. Let cool on a wire rack
- and allow the cheesecake to cool at room temperature
- about 1 hour. Refrigerate until completely chilled
- 4 hours to overnight.
- Cut into 12 bars and serve.
Prep Time: 15 mins
Cook Time: 40 mins
Total Time: 5 hrs 55 mins
Servings: 12