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Cranberry Bliss Bars
by Bity · eightyrecipes.com
A chewy brown sugar blondie with white chocolate and craisins, topped with cream cheese frosting, chopped cranberries and a white chocolate drizzle. A copycat of the Starbucks holiday bar.
Cranberry bliss bars cut into triangles on a white plate with a bowl of dried cranberries
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 18 bars
Calories 420 kcal

Ingredients  

For the Bars

  • 1 cup unsalted butter melted
  • 1 1/2 cups brown sugar packed
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 teaspoon orange extract
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 1/4 cups all purpose flour
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 3/4 cup craisins
  • 6 ounces white baking chocolate roughly chopped

For the Frosting

  • 8 ounces cream cheese softened
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 6 ounces white baking chocolate melted
  • 1/2 cup craisins roughly chopped

Instructions

  • Heat the oven to 350°F (175°C). Line a 9x13 baking pan with parchment paper.
  • In a large bowl, mix the melted butter and brown sugar until combined. Add the eggs, orange extract and vanilla extract and mix until just combined.
    Four step photos: melted butter and brown sugar whisked, eggs mixed in, dry ingredients whisked, then chopped white chocolate and craisins added
  • In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, salt and cinnamon.
  • Add half of the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix until just combined, then repeat with the rest. Fold in the chopped white chocolate and 3/4 cup craisins.
  • Press the mixture evenly into the lined pan. Bake for 20 to 30 minutes, until the top is beginning to turn golden brown. Cool completely.
    Four step photos: thick batter folded together, pressed into a lined pan, baked golden, then cream cheese beaten with sugar
  • Melt the remaining white chocolate in the microwave in 20 second bursts, stirring in between.
  • Beat the cream cheese and powdered sugar until smooth. Add half of the melted white chocolate and mix again.
  • Spread the frosting evenly over the bars and top with the chopped craisins. Drizzle the remaining melted chocolate over the top with a fork.
    Four step photos: smooth white frosting, spread over the cooled slab, scattered with chopped fruit, then drizzled with melted white chocolate
  • Cut into squares or rectangles, then cut each in half on the diagonal to make triangles.

Notes

Nutrition values are an estimate. Let the base cool completely before frosting, or the frosting will melt. Melt the white chocolate in 20 second bursts so it does not seize. Keep the frosted bars in the fridge for up to 4 days, or freeze them for up to 2 months.
Nutrition
Calories 420 kcal
Fat 22 g
Saturated Fat 13 g
Protein 4 g
Carbohydrates 52 g
Sugar 38 g
Sodium 120 mg
Nutrition is an estimate, calculated automatically.
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