Chocolate, Cranberry & Oat Bars

Ingredients

• 1.5 cups brown sugar packed
• 1 tsp calumet baking powder 
• 1 cup cranberries dried
• 2  eggs 
• 1.5 cups flour 
• 0.8 cup butter softened
• 0.3 cup orange juice 
• 0.5 cup planters pecans chopped
• 1.5 cups quick-cooking oats 
• 0.3 tsp salt 
• 4 oz baker's semi-sweet chocolate coarsely chopped

Equipment

• bowl
• frying pan
• oven
• blender
• microwave

Directions

1. Heat oven to 350F.
2. Microwave cranberries and orange juice in microwaveable bowl on HIGH 30 sec.; stir, Set aside.
3. Combine next 4 ingredients.
4. Beat margarine and sugar in large bowl with mixer until light and fluffy.
5. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating after each until blended. Gradually beat in oat mixture. Stir in cranberry mixture, chocolate and nuts.
6. Spread onto bottom of 13x9-inch pan sprayed with cooking spray.
7. Bake 25 to 30 min. or until lightly browned. Cool completely before cutting into bars.