Desserts
Cranberry Gooey Butter Bars
Description
With their sweet-and-tart flavor and ooey-and-gooey texture, these bars are easy to love and easy to make. To pull together a pan, you’ll only need 15 minutes of hands-on time, which makes them perfect for any holiday get-together (especially the ones that sneak up on you). And since they’re baked in a sturdy 13x9 pan, they’re easy to tote along. Keep a box of Betty Crocker™ Super Moist™ yellow cake mix—the secret shortcut ingredient in this recipe—on hand and you’ll be able to pull off these cranberry-studded and powdered sugar-sprinkled bars whenever you need an easy and crowd-pleasing dessert.
Ingredients:
- Cake Base
- 1 box Betty Crocker™ Super Moist™ Yellow Cake Mix
- 1/2 cup butter, melted, cooled slightly
- 1 egg
- 2 teaspoons orange zest
- Filling
- 1 package (8 oz) cream cheese, softened
- 3 1/2 cups powdered sugar
- 1/2 cup butter, melted, cooled slightly
- 3 eggs
- 2 cups fresh or frozen (thawed) cranberries
- Topping
- 1 tablespoon powdered sugar
- Sweetened whipped cream, if desired
Directions:
- Heat oven to 350°F. Spray bottom only of 13x9-inch pan with cooking spray.
- In large bowl, stir Cake Base ingredients until well blended. Press evenly in pan.
- In another large bowl, beat cream cheese and 3 1/2 cups powdered sugar with electric mixer on medium speed until blended. Beat in 1/2 cup melted butter and the eggs, one at a time, scraping bowl occasionally. Stir in cranberries. Pour and evenly spread batter into pan over cake base.
- Bake 38 to 43 minutes or until golden brown and center is set. Cool completely, about 2 hours.
- When ready to serve, sprinkle 1 tablespoon powdered sugar over top. Using sharp knife, cut into 6 rows by 4 rows, cleaning knife blade after each cut. Serve with whipped cream. Store loosely covered in refrigerator.
