Monday, 9 March 2009

CHOCOLATE CRANBERRY BARS

Chocolate Cranberry Bars

Ingredients:
  • 2 cups vanilla wafer crumbs
  • 1/2 cup HERSHEY'S Cocoa
  • 3 tablespoons sugar
  • 2/3 cup cold butter, cut into pieces
  • 1 can (14 oz.) sweetened condensed milk (not evaporated milk)
  • 1 cup REESE'S Peanut Butter Chips
  • 1-1/3 cups (6 oz. pkg.) sweetened dried cranberries OR 1-1/3 cups raisins
  • 1 cup coarsely chopped walnuts

Directions:
1. Heat oven to 350°F.

2. Stir together crumbs, cocoa and sugar in medium bowl; cut in butter until crumbly. Press mixture evenly on bottom and 1/2-inch up sides of 13x9x2-inch baking pan. Pour sweetened condensed milk evenly over crumb mixture; sprinkle evenly with peanut butter chips and dried cranberries. Sprinkle nuts on top; press down firmly.

3. Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool completely in pan on wire rack. Cover with foil; let stand several hours. Cut into bars. About 36 bars.