These are great at any time of the year but we love making them particularly at Christmas. The recipe is from a book called One Smart Cookie. Our much loved copy is falling apart, we no longer have the cover, half the pages are no longer attached but various recipes have become family favorites.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2034852.One_Smart_Cookie.
Base
1/4 cup margarine/butter
1/4 cup sugar
1 cup flour
Filling
1 1/2 cup cranberries (fresh or frozen)
1/4 cup sugar
grated zest of 1 orange
2 large egg whites
1 cup brown sugar
1 tsp vanilla
1/4 cup flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
Preheat oven to 350F
In a bowl beat margarine and sugar till creamy. Stir in flour till well combined.
Press into base of 8×8 inch greased cake tin. Bake for 12-15 minutes.
In a pan cook cranberries, orange and sugar over a medium to low heat for 10 mins. Leave to cool.
In a bowl beat egg whites and brown sugar, stir in vanilla.
Add flour and baking powder and stir till just combined.
Stir in cooled cranberry mix. Spread over crust.
Bake for 35-40 min until golden. Cool completely in pan on wire rack. Once cold cut into squares. Makes 16.
Enjoy.
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