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Cranberry Nut Bars with Rosemary

Prep Time 20 mins
Cook Time 35 mins
Total Time 55 mins
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Difficulty: Beginner
Cooking Temp: 375  F
Servings: 24
Calories: 180
Best Season: Fall, Winter, Holidays
Dietary: Vegetarian
Description

An unusual and sophisticated bar cookie — a brown sugar shortbread base topped with a rustic egg and brown sugar filling scented with fresh rosemary, orange zest, toasted nuts, and dried cranberries or cherries. Savory and sweet in the same bite, deeply aromatic, and the kind of recipe that makes people ask what is in it.

Ingredients
    First Layer — Shortbread Crust
  • 10 Tbsp. Unsalted butter, cut into pieces
  • 2/3 Cups Brown sugar
  • 1 ¼ Cups Flour
  • Pinch Salt
    • Second Layer — Cranberry Rosemary Filling
  • 3 large Eggs
  • 1 Cup Brown sugar
  • 1 1/2 tsp. tsp. Vanilla extract
  • 1/4 Cups Flour
  • 1 Orange, zest only
  • 1/2 tsp. Salt
  • 1 1/2 tsp. tsp. Baking powder
  • 3 Tbsp. Fresh rosemary, minced
  • 1 1/4 Cups Cups Nuts, toasted and chopped
  • 1 Cup Cranraisins or dried cherries, coarsely chopped
Instructions
  1. 1
    Preheat oven to 375°F. Lightly butter a 9×13-inch pan.
  2. 2
    In a food processor or bowl, combine butter, ⅔ cup brown sugar, 1¼ cups flour, and a pinch of salt. Process or cut with a pastry blender until crumbly. Pat into the prepared pan.
  3. 3
    Bake for 11–12 minutes until just golden. Let cool briefly. Reduce oven to 350°F.
  4. 4
    Beat eggs with remaining brown sugar. Blend in vanilla, orange zest, ¼ cup flour, salt, and baking powder. Stir in rosemary.
  5. 5
    Spread toasted nuts and dried fruit over the baked crust. Pour the egg mixture over the top.
  6. 6
    Bake at 350°F for 22 minutes until golden and a cake tester comes out clean.
  7. 7
    Cool completely on a rack, then cut into bars.

Nutrition Facts

Servings 24

Amount Per Serving
Calories 180kcal
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 9g14%
Saturated Fat 4g20%
Cholesterol 40mg14%
Sodium 95mg4%
Total Carbohydrate 23g8%
Dietary Fiber 1g4%
Sugars 15g
Protein 3g6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily value may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

Note

Fresh rosemary is essential here — dried rosemary is too coarse and does not blend into the filling the same way.Fresh rosemary is essential here — dried rosemary is too coarse and does not blend into the filling the same way.

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