Looking for easy dessert bars using Betty Crocker® sugar cookie mix? Then check out this fruit and nut dessert.
Glazed Dried Fruit and Nut Bars
- Prep Time 25 min
- Total 1 hr 10 min
- Servings 32
- Ingredients 11
Ingredients
Cookie Crust
- 1 pouch (17.5 oz) Betty Crocker™ Sugar Cookie Mix
- 1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
- 2 to 3 teaspoons grated orange peel
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 egg, slightly beaten
Filling
- 1 jar (12 oz) orange marmalade
- 1 bag (5 oz) dried cherries (about 1 cup)
- 1 cup sweetened dried cranberries
- 3/4 cup cashew halves and pieces
- 1/2 cup unblanched whole almonds
- 1/2 cup chopped pitted dates
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 350°F. In large bowl, stir cookie crust ingredients until well blended. Press dough in bottom of ungreased 13x9-inch pan. Bake 14 to 16 minutes or until golden brown. Cool 10 minutes.
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Step2Meanwhile, in 2-quart saucepan, heat orange marmalade to boiling over medium-high heat, stirring constantly. Boil 3 to 4 minutes, stirring frequently, until slightly thickened. Stir in remaining filling ingredients until well mixed. Spread evenly over cookie crust.
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Step3Bake about 15 minutes longer or until edges are golden brown and filling is set. Cool completely, about 30 minutes. For bars, cut into 8 rows by 4 rows.
Nutrition
190
Calories
7g
Total Fat
2g
Protein
29g
Total Carbohydrate
20g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Bar
- Calories
- 190
- Calories from Fat
- 60
- Total Fat
- 7g
- 11%
- Saturated Fat
- 2 1/2g
- 13%
- Trans Fat
- 1/2g
- Cholesterol
- 15mg
- 5%
- Sodium
- 70mg
- 3%
- Potassium
- 100mg
- 3%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 29g
- 10%
- Dietary Fiber
- 1g
- 4%
- Sugars
- 20g
- Protein
- 2g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 2%
- 2%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 0%
- 0%
- Iron
- 4%
- 4%
Exchanges:
0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 1/2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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