Fruitcake Bars

Chef #1423567's Note:

This is one of my 4 holiday recipes from Real Simple that I make every year. All delicious! See Gingersnaps, Oatmeal & Pie Spice Cookies and White Chocolate Snowballs for other recipes. I always make all 4 recipes at the same time since they have the same base ingredients, which makes it easy to make A LOT OF cookies and sweets!

• Total Time: 35 mins
• Prep Time: 0 mins
• Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients:

Serves: 30

Yield: 30.0 bars

• 1 cup unsalted butter , at room temperature
• 1 cup packed dark brown sugar
• ½ cup granulated sugar
• 2 tablespoons corn syrup
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 large egg
• 2 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
• ½ teaspoon kosher salt
• 1 ¼ teaspoons baking soda
• 1 cup dried cranberries
• 1 cup candied pecans
• 1 tablespoon rum

Directions:

1. Heat oven to 375 degrees.
2. With an electric mixer on medium high, beat the butter, brown and granulated sugars, corn syrup and vanilla for 3 minutes. Add the egg and beat until combined. In a separate bowl, whisk togetheer the flour, salt and baking soda. Reduce mixer speed to low and slowly add the flour mixture to the egg mixture. Add cranberries, pecans and rum.
3. Spread batter in a butter or parchment lined 9 inch square baking pan. Bake for 35 minutes. Transfer pan to a wire rack. Cool for 10 minutes before slicing.