Cranberry Squares

Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 40 min
Servings: 15
Yield: 15 servings

Description

These cranberry sauce cookies are easy to make with a buttery streusel mixture that doubles as a crust and a topping for yummy bars cut into squares.

Ingredients

2 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup white sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup butter or margarine
1 egg, beaten
2 cups cranberry sauce

Directions

1 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2 In a large bowl, stir together flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt. Cut in butter with 2 knives or a pastry blender until lumps are no larger than peas. Stir in beaten egg lightly, allowing flour mixture to stay somewhat crumbly.
3 Sprinkle 1/2 of the flour mixture in an even layer in the bottom of a 9x13-inch baking dish. Pack down into a solid crust. Spread cranberry sauce over crust. Crumble remaining flour mixture over cranberry sauce.
4 Bake in the preheated oven until the top is golden brown, about 40 minutes. Cool completely before slicing into 15 bars.