Cranberry-Pecan Bars
I usually bake these around Christmas, but the recipe was requested recently and there is no reason they wouldn't be good any time of the year.
The recipe is from a Better Homes & Gardens "Cookies Cookies Cookies" cookbook.
Cranberry-Pecan Bars
Crust
1 cup AP flour
2 tablespoons sugar
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup chopped pecans
Combine the flour and sugar and cut the butter in until the mixture resembles fine crumbs. Stir in the pecans. Press into a 13x9x2 inch baking pan and bake for 15 minutes at 350 degrees.
Topping
2 eggs
2 tablespoons milk
1 1/4 cup sugar
2 tablespoons flour
1 tablespoon shredded orange peel
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup chopped cranberries
1/2 cup coconut
1/2 cup chopped pecans
Combine the topping and spread over the partially baked crust. Continue baking for another 30 minutes. Slice into bars while cooling.