Cranberry-Caramel Bars

• 1 cup fresh cranberries
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 2 1/3 cups all-purpose flour, divided
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 cups uncooked regular oats
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
• 1 cup butter or margarine, melted
• 1 (10-ounce) package chopped dates
• 3/4 cup chopped pecans
• 1 (12-ounce) jar caramel sauce

1. Stir together cranberries and 2 tablespoons sugar in a small bowl; set aside.
2. Combine 2 cups flour and next 4 ingredients; stir in melted butter until crumbly. Reserve 1 cup flour mixture. Press remaining mixture into bottom of a lightly greased 13- x 9-inch baking dish.
3. Bake at 350u0b0 for 15 minutes. Sprinkle with dates, pecans, and cranberry mixture. Stir together caramel sauce and remaining 1/3 cup flour; spoon over cranberries. Sprinkle with reserved 1 cup flour mixture. Bake 20 more minutes or until lightly browned. Cool on a wire rack. Cut into bars.

fresh cranberries, sugar, flour, baking soda, regular oats, sugar, brown sugar, butter, dates, pecans, caramel sauce

Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/cranberry-caramel-bars (may not work)