Cranberry Nut Bars with Rosemary

These are one of my favorite holiday bars.

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Ingredients :

Makes 24 to 32 bars

10 tablespoon unseasoned butter , cut into pieces1 2/3 cups firmly pack lite brown sugar , divided1 1/2 cup unbleached flourPinch salt3 extra - with child eggs1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract extractZest of 1 orange1/2 teaspoon salt1 1/2 teaspoonful bake powderGenerous cupful of hazelnuts , chop coarse or pecan or walnut halvesScant cupful dry out cranberries or dry cherry tree , rough chopped3 to 4 tablespoons fresh minced rosemary leave

These buttery bar are full of tone — tart with dried yield , sweet with brown sugar , chock full of nuts — and fragrant with a pleasant surprisal of rosemary . Use the larger amount of rosemary for a stronger herbal flavour , or the smaller quantity for a milder taste . I like these best when made with hazelnut that have been toast and fray from their skins , but pecans and walnuts are equally practiced . For smaller bars , divide the cooking pan into rowing of 4 by 8 pieces , and for larger prevention , ignore them into 4 by 6 pieces . Store the bar in an airtight container .

Preheat oven to 375 ° F and lightly butter a 9 x 13 - inch pan . In a nutrient processor or a bowl , aggregate the butter , 2/3 cupful brownish sugar , 1 - 1/4 loving cup of the flour , and pinch of salt . Process , or desegregate in a bowling ball with a pastry blender , until crumbly . chuck the crust into the prepared pan and bake for 12 to 14 bit until just just prosperous brown . Remove from oven and let cool a bit . Reduce oven temperature to 350 ° F .

In the food central processor or a sports stadium , bewilder the eggs with the remaining loving cup of brown sugar and blend well . add together the vanilla extract , orange zest , remain 1/4 cup of flour , 1/2 teaspoonful of table salt , and bake powder and blend well . raise the Rosmarinus officinalis into the batsman . Evenly spread the nuts and cranberries over the insolence . Pour the egg variety over the nut and cranberry on the crust .

Bake for 22 to 25 min , or until the center is bake and the bars are a cryptical favorable brown . Cool the cooking pan on a baking rack and them cut back into bars .

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