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Cranberry Layer Bars

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By Pillsbury Kitchens
Updated Sep 24, 2020
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Bake these delicious bars made using Pillsbury™ refrigerated sugar cookies sprinkled with cranberries, chips and pretzels – perfect dessert for a bunch.

Cranberry Layer Bars

  • Prep Time 15 min
  • Total 3 hr 5 min
  • Ingredients 8
  • Servings 24
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Ingredients

  • 1 roll (16.5 oz) refrigerated Pillsbury™ Sugar Cookie Dough
  • 1 can (14 oz) sweetened condensed milk (not evaporated)
  • 2 teaspoons grated orange peel
  • 1 egg
  • 1 cup chopped fresh cranberries
  • 1 cup white vanilla baking chips (6 oz)
  • 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips (6 oz)
  • 1 cup coarsely crushed pretzels (2 oz)

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 13x9-inch pan with cooking spray. Break up cookie dough into pan. With floured fingers, press dough evenly in bottom of pan. (DO NOT EAT RAW COOKIE DOUGH AFTER PRESSING DOUGH IN PAN WITH FLOURED FINGERS.) Bake 18 to 20 minutes or until puffed and edges are golden brown.
  • Step 
    2
    In medium bowl, beat condensed milk, orange peel and egg with whisk until combined. Remove partially baked crust from oven. Spread milk mixture evenly over crust; sprinkle evenly with cranberries, chips and pretzels.
  • Step 
    3
    Bake 25 to 30 minutes longer or until center is set. Cool 1 1/2 hours. Refrigerate 30 minutes or until chocolate is set. Cut into 6 rows by 4 rows.

Nutrition

240 Calories
10g Total Fat
3g Protein
34g Total Carbohydrate
26g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Bar
Calories
240
Calories from Fat
90
Total Fat
10g
15%
Saturated Fat
6g
28%
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
15mg
5%
Sodium
140mg
6%
Potassium
95mg
3%
Total Carbohydrate
34g
11%
Dietary Fiber
0g
0%
Sugars
26g
Protein
3g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
0%
0%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
6%
6%
Iron
4%
4%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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