CRANBERRY SAUCE OAT BARS

• This is a yummy recipe!  You must try it.  So delish!!
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• Ingredients:
• 1/2 cup butter, softened to room temperature
• 3/4 cup brown sugar
• 1 + ½ cups rolled oats
• 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• pinch of salt
• 1 cup cranberry sauce

1. DIRECTIONS:
2. Preheat oven to 350 F.
3. In a large bowl, use a hand mixer to cream together butter with brown sugar until light and fluffy.  Add rolled oats, flour, vanilla, baking powder, and salt.  Continue to mix until full combined.  The mixture will resemble crumbs.
4. Transfer the 3/4 of the mixture into a 9-inch square baking pan, and firmly press it in to create an even layer on the bottom. Spread cranberry sauce on top.
5. Crumble and Sprinkle the remaining mixture evenly on top of the layer of cranberry sauce.
6. Bake for 30 to 35 minutes until lightly browned. Place on a wire cooling rack to cool down and cut into 9 even squares.