Perfect for holiday parties, these chewy bar cookies are a guaranteed hit.

Party Size Dessert Bars (11 x 15-inch pan)

• 4 cups crushed orange-flavored Milano cookies by Pepperidge Farm (about 20 oz)
• 10 Tablespoons melted butter
• 2 cups dried cranberries (about 12 oz)
• 1 cup finely chopped peppermint candy (hard canes or soft chips like Andes mint baking chips)
• 2 cups white chocolate chips (12 oz)
• 2 cans Eagle Brand sweetened, condensed milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon peppermint flavored extract

Preheat oven to 350°F.

Line the 11 x 15 x 2 -inch baking pan with parchment paper, including the sides. Spray the paper with Pam or other cooking spray.

Crush the cookies in a food processor or in an heavy Ziploc bag using a rolling pin. Place in large bowl and toss with melted butter.  Scatter the cookie crumbs across the bottom of the parchment paper.

Mix the cranberries and peppermint chips together, then spread evenly across cookies.

Mix the sweetened, condensed milk with the vanilla and peppermint flavoring and pour over the fruit and candy.

Scatter the white chocolate chips across the sweetened, condensed milk layer.  The milk and fruit will show through the white chocolate.

Bake at 350°F for 35 minutes.  Remove from oven and cool pan on trivets or wire rack for a few minutes.

Lift parchment out of pan and cool the slab of cookies on a wire rack to prevent cooking further.  When cool, move the parchment to a cutting mat and use a pizza cutter to divide the slab into squares.

Makes 36 squares.