Oatmeal Cream Cheese Butterscotch Bars

Recipe courtesy Anne Burrell

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Cook Time:
55 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
36 (2-inch square) bars

Times:

Prep: 15 min
Inactive Prep: 1 hr 30 min
Cook: 55 min
Total:: 2 hr 40 min

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Ingredients

2 sticks unsalted butter, at room temperature, cut into pea-sized pieces, plus more for pan
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 cups old fashioned rolled oats
3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 (11-ounce) bag butterscotch chips
1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, at room temperature
1 (14-ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
1 lemon, zested and juiced
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Drape a 9 by 13-inch pan with overlapping pieces of aluminum foil, creating handles for easy removal. Butter the paper, and reserve.

In a food processor add the flour, oats and brown sugar and pulse to combine. Add the 2 sticks of butter, the cinnamon and the butterscotch chips. Pulse, pulse, pulse until the mixture forms clumps when pressed between your fingers. Transfer the mixture to a large bowl. Press half of the mixture into the bottom of the prepared pan in an even layer, reserve the other half. Bake in the preheated oven just until slightly golden and set, about 12 to 15 minutes. Remove from the oven and cool completely.

Beat together the cream cheese, condensed milk, lemon zest and juice and vanilla in an electric stand mixer fitted with a paddle, or with an electric hand mixer until no lumps of cream cheese remain. Spread evenly over the baked and cooled oatmeal mixture. Sprinkle the remaining half of the oatmeal mixture over the cream cheese. Bake until the top is golden, about 40 minutes.

Cool and chill before cutting. Run a knife around the edge of the pan, and using the foil handles, transfer the bars to a cutting board. Cut into 2-inch squares with a sharp knife and serve.

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Cook's Note: For a delicious and healthy variation of this recipe, try replacing the butterscotch chips with tasty dried cranberries.

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DIANNA cary, NC 03-04-2010
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FABULOUS!!!!!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I made this recipe almost exactly....did not wait for the base to cool completely, but I took them into work, and got rave... reviews. One co-worker said it was the best thing I have ever made. I use them as taste testers all the time, so that is quite a complement....Anne...you go girl!!!!!!Read more
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Dannelle KOna, HI 01-19-2010
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Really outstanding!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I made these cookies using the dried Cranberries instead of the butterscotch chips, OUTSTANDING, everyone loved them. I am... making the again this weekend.Read more
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joann san diego, CA 01-04-2010
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Will be making this again for hubby's birthday!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Not too often do I find a dessert that has my husband grabbing for seconds, thirds or even a fourth as he did with this one!... Was a big hit in our house and I am going to practice making the healthier recommendation with the dried cranberries in place of butterscotch chips... can't wait : ) In fact I couldn't resist having one of these for my breakfast this morning... my excuse is that it has oatmeal and it is my birthday! Thanks Anne Burrell for a delicious treat that I will be bringing to many a potlucks in the future!Read more
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Terese Raleigh, NC 01-01-2010
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Great Bars!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I love this recipe...to change things up i used nonfat cream cheese and nonfat sweetened condensed milk ...instead of real... brown sugar i used the splenda brown sugar...and instead of butterscotch chips i used raisins and chopped pecans...was a great hit at work!Read more
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Janet Jackson, NJ 12-31-2009
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Great Cookie Bar!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I made these bars as part of my annual cookie baking, just to change things up a bit. Absolutely loved them! So much, I... just finished another batch to bring to a friends house for New Years Eve, as per her request! I did omit the lemon, along with the juice and zest of the lemon, because I forgot to pick it up at the store. Sometimes the lemon is overpowering, so I'm just going to leave it out from now on. Everyone tells me they're perfect as they are :)Read more
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Celeste Stockton, CA 12-30-2009
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Great alternative cookie
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Looking for non-chocolate to share. This was a hit at my Christmas Party. A great tip is you can use non-fat cream cheese... and it doesn't change the taste of the recepie. Wonderful!Read more