These cranberry bars are loaded with fresh fruit and spices and perfect for the Holiday Season!

Cranberry Filling – 1 ½ Cup Fresh Cranberries – 1 Cup Sugar white – 3 Tbsp Orange Juice freshly squeezed – 1 Stick Cinnamon or ½ tsp ground cinnamon, but honestly the cinnamon stick works so much better for this recipe.

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This cranberry filling mixed up easy on the stovetop!

Crust Dough – 1 ½ Cup Flour All- Purpose – ½ Cup plus 1 tsp Butter unsalted – 2 Tbsp Sugar white – 1 yolk Separate from whole egg save white of egg for another use – 1 Tbsp Cold Water

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make crust and pour cranberry filling in!

Almond Batter – ½ Cup Butter unsalted – ½ Cup Sugar white – 1 Cup Almonds ground in food processor until they are fine or you can sub almond flour – ½ Tsp Vanilla Extract you can also use ¼ tsp vanilla paste if you prefer

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Pour batter over spiced cranberry filling

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Sprinkle with Almonds and Bake!