Fruit and Nut Festive Bars

Ingredients

• 0.3 tsp baking soda 
• 6 Tbsp butter softened
• 4 oz philadelphia cream cheese softened ()
• 3  eggs 
• 0.8 cup baker's angel flake coconut 
• 1 cup flour 
• 7 oz fruit bits dried (apricots, plums, apples, raisins)
• 0.8 cup planters pecans chopped
• 0.5 cup sugar 
• 14 oz condensed milk sweetened canned
• 1 tsp vanilla 

Equipment

• bowl
• frying pan
• oven
• blender
• aluminum foil

Directions

1. Beat cream cheese, butter, sugar and vanilla in large bowl with mixer until blended.
2. Add flour and baking soda; mix well. Refrigerate 1 hour or until chilled.
3. Heat oven to 325F. Line 13x9-inch pan with foil, with ends of foil extending over sides. Spray with cooking spray.
4. Roll out dough on lightly floured surface to 15x11-inch rectangle; press onto bottom and 1 inch up sides of prepared pan. Prick bottom of crust in several places with fork.
5. Bake 10 min.
6. Mix sweetened condensed milk and eggs until blended; pour into crust. Top with remaining ingredients.
7. Bake 20 min. or until center is almost set.
8. Remove from oven; cool completely. Use foil handles to remove dessert from pan before cutting into bars.