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Viewed: 26 - Published at: 6 years agoIngredients
- 2 cups finely crushed pretzels
- 3 tablespoons firmly packed brown sugar
- 1/2 cup Land O Lakes Butter, melted
- 2 Land O Lakes Eggs (whites only), beaten
- 1 cup orange-flavored sweetened dried cranberries
- 1 cup coarsely chopped roasted macadamia nuts
- 2/3 cup Land O Lakes Butter
- 1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
- 1/2 cup white baking chips or real semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1 teaspoon shortening
Method
- Heat oven to 325F.
- Line 13x9-inch baking pan with aluminum foil, extending foil over edges.
- Combine pretzels and brown sugar in bowl; stir in 1/2 cup melted butter until well mixed.
- Stir in beaten egg whites.
- Press onto bottom of prepared pan.
- Bake 8 minutes; sprinkle cranberries and nuts over hot, partially baked crust.
- Combine 2/3 cup butter and 1/2 cup brown sugar in 2-quart saucepan.
- Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture comes to a boil.
- Continue cooking, stirring constantly, 1 minute.
- Pour evenly over cranberries and nuts in pan.
- Continue baking 18-20 minutes or until caramel layer is bubbly and golden.
- Place white baking chips and shortening in bowl.
- Microwave on Medium (50% power), stirring occasionally, 45-60 seconds or until chips are melted and smooth.
- Drizzle over bars.
- Cool completely.
- Lift bars out of pan using foil ends; cut into bars.
- Store at room temperature in container with tight-fitting lid.
- Variation:
- Cranberry Pretzel Cashew Bars: Substitute coarsely chopped cashews for macadamia nuts.
