Cranberry Oat Bars

Name: Cranberry Oat Bars
Yield: Makes 24 bars
Ingredients: 8 ounces (2 cups), fresh or frozen cranberries; 1/2 cup (3 1/2 ounces), granulated sugar; 1/4 cup, water; 2 cups (6 ounces), old-fashioned rolled oats; 1 1/2 cups (7 1/2 ounces), all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon, ground cinnamon; 1/2 teaspoon, salt; 16 tablespoons, unsalted butter, softened; 1 1/2 cups packed (10 1/2 ounces), light brown sugar; 1 , large egg, room temperature; 3/4 cup, pecans, chopped

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We decided to pair bright cranberries with sweet, nutty oats in a rustic, chewy bar cookie.

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SERVESMakes 24 bars

TIME1½ hours, plus 2½ hours cooling

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WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

Dried cranberries are a go-to ingredient when we want to add tartness or chew to a cookie, but we don't use fresh cranberries often enough. That might be because fresh cranberries require a bit of work, and on their own they're a bit too so...

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