White Chocolate Cranberry Cheesecake bars

White Chocolate Cranberry Cheesecake bars
by Cynthia Gough

2 cups Flour
1 1/2 cups rolled oats
1/4 cup brown sugar
2 sticks butter, softened
2 cups white chocolate chips
8 oz cream cheese, softened
14 oz can sweetened condensed milk
1/4 cup lemon juice
1 tsp. vanilla
16 oz can whole berry cranberry sauce
2 T cornstarch

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease 13x9 in pan.

Combine flour, oats, and brown sugar in large bowl. Add butter, mix until crumbly. Stir in choc. chips. Reserve 2 cups morsel mixture for topping. Press remaining mixture into prepared pan.

Beat cream cheese in large mixer bowl until creamy. Add sweetened condensed milk, lemon juice and vanilla; mix until smooth. Pour over crust. Combine cranberry sauce and cornstarch in medium bowl. Spoon over cream cheese mixture. Sprinkle reserved morsel mixture over cranberry mixture.

Bake for 35-40 min. or until center is set. Cool completely in pan on wire rack. Cover; refrigerate until serving time. Cut into bars.