Cosmo Cocktail Cookie Bars

Cosmo Cocktail Cookie Bars
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Take everything you love in a popular cosmopolitan and put it into a dessert. This recipe combines orange, lime and cranberry to a cookie bar.Recipe courtesy of McCormick
Prep Time
15
minutes
Cook Time
40
minutes
Servings
36
Cosmo Cocktail Cookie Bars
Total time: 55 minutes
Ingredients
  • 2 1/4 cup flour, divided
  • 2/3 cup confectioners’ sugar
  • 1 tablespoon finely shredded lime peel
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) cold butter, cut into pieces
  • 4 eggs, beaten
  • 1 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 can (6 ounces) frozen cranberry juice concentrate, thawed
  • 1 teaspoon mccormick® pure orange extract
  • 1 tablespoon vodka, (optional)
Directions
  1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
  2. Mix 2 cups of the flour, confectioners’ sugar, lime peel and salt in a large bowl.
  3. Cut in butter with a pastry blender or 2 knives until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
  4. Press mixture evenly into greased foil-lined 13x9-inch baking pan.
  5. Bake 20 minutes or until edges of crust are golden brown.
  6. Meanwhile, mix eggs, granulated sugar, cranberry juice concentrate, remaining 1/4 cup flour, extract and vodka in a large bowl until well blended.
  7. Pour evenly over hot crust.
  8. Bake 15 to 20 minutes or until filling is set.
  9. Cool in pan on wire rack.
  10. Sprinkle with additional confectioners' sugar and finely shredded lime peel.
  11. Cut into bars.