Instructions: Plain dried cranberries can be used instead of sweetened.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Combine first 4 ingredients in a saucepan. Bring to a simmer; cook over medium heat 13 minutes or until liquid is absorbed and mixture is thick. Spoon cranberry mixture into a blender or food processor; process until smooth. Set aside.

Combine flour, oats, and 1/2 cup brown sugar; cut in margarine with a pastry blender or 2 knives until the mixture resembles coarse meal.

Reserve 1 cup flour mixture; set aside. Press remaining flour mixture in a 13 x 9-inch baking pan coated with cooking spray. Spread cranberry mixture evenly over flour mixture. Sprinkle reserved 1 cup flour mixture over cranberry mixture.

Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes or until browned. Cool in pan on a wire rack.

Yield: 36 bars (serving size: 1 bar).

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