Cranberry-Macadamia Bars Healthy Lunch Recipes

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Ingredients

• 1 (1 pound 1.5 ounce) pouch Betty Crocker® sugar cookie mix
• 1/3 cup butter or margarine, melted
• 1 egg
• 1/3 cup butter or margarine
• 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 cup sweetened dried cranberries
• 1 cup macadamia nuts, coarsely chopped
• 1/2 cup white vanilla baking chips
• 1 teaspoon oil

first Directions

1. Blend cookie mix, 1/3 cup butter and egg in bowl until soft dough forms.
2. Press dough in bottom of greased 9-inch square pan. Bake at 350 degrees F for 15 minutes.
3. Heat 1/3 cup butter, brown sugar and cranberries over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture comes to a boil. Spoon and spread cranberry mixture evenly over partially baked cookie base. Sprinkle with nuts.
4. Bake additional 10 to 15 minutes or until golden brown. Cool completely.
5. In resealable freezer plastic bag, mix baking chips and oil; seal bag. Microwave on High 30 to 45 seconds, squeezing mixture in bag every 15 seconds until smooth. Cut 1/4-inch top from corner of bag; drizzle over bars. Store tightly covered at room temperature. 
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