Frosted Cranberry Apple Butter Bars

• Produce

  • 3/4 cup Cranberries, dried

• Condiments

  • 5/8 cup Musselman s apple butter

• Pasta & Grains

  • 1 1/2 cups Quick oats

• Baking & Spices

  • 3/4 cup Brown sugar
  • 1 tsp Cinnamon
  • 1 Cinnamon sugar
  • 1 3/4 cups Flour
  • 2 cups Powdered sugar
  • 3/4 tsp Salt
  • 1/2 cup Shortening
  • 1/4 cup Sugar
  • 1 tsp Vanilla

• Dairy

  • 1 cup Butter
  • 1 tbsp Whipping cream

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Description

Directions

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 9x13 pan with nonstick spray.
• Beat the butter, shortening, and sugars until creamy. Add the vanilla and apple butter and beat again.
• Stir together the flour, cinnamon, salt, and oats. Slowly add to the butter mixture until everything is mixed in.
• Stir in the cranberries by hand. Spread the batter in the prepared pan. Bake for 24-25 minutes. Do not over bake. Remove and let cool completely.
• Beat the butter until creamy. Add the apple butter and salt and beat again.
• Slowly add the powdered sugar until it is all mixed in. Add the whipping cream and beat on high for 1-2 minutes or until light and fluffy.
• Spread the frosting on top of the cooled bars and sprinkle with cinnamon sugar. Cut into 24 square bars or 48 smaller bars.