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Cranberry Bliss Bars

Brown sugar blondie bars with white chocolate and cranberries, orange cream cheese frosting and a white chocolate drizzle. Just like the coffee shop favorite, maybe even better!
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Course: Dessert
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

Base
  • 1 cup butter melted
  • 1 1/4 cups brown sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1 tsp orange zest
  • 2 1/4 cups flour
  • 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 3/4 cup white chocolate chips
  • 3/4 cup dried cranberries
Frosting
  • 8 oz cream cheese softened
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 1 tsp orange zest
For the top
  • 1/4 cup chopped dried cranberries
  • 1/4 cup melted white chocolate

Equipment

  • 9x13-inch pan
  • Parchment paper
  • Mixer

Method
 

  1. Line a 9x13 pan with parchment. Stir the butter and brown sugar; beat in the eggs, vanilla, and zest. Stir in the flour, baking powder, and salt; fold in the chips and cranberries.
  2. Spread in the pan; bake at 350°F for 18–21 minutes, until just golden. Cool completely.
  3. Beat the frosting smooth; spread over the bars. Scatter the cranberries; drizzle the white chocolate. Chill, then cut.

Notes

Cool the bars completely before frosting.