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White Chocolate Cranberry Bliss Bars

Victoria DeMelo
If you have ever tried Starbucks Bliss Bars these are EVEN BETTER! The bars are a chewy blondie with white chocolate and dried cranberries and then topped with white chocolate orange cream frosting. These are an awesome holiday dessert and they do not take a lot of effort or time to put together.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Cooling Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 45 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 8 Bars

Equipment

  • 12"x8.5" Baking Dish (Pyrex)
  • Parchment Paper

Ingredients
  

Blondie

  • 2 1/4 Cups All Purpose Flour
  • 1 1/2 Tsp Baking Powder
  • 1/4 Tsp Salt
  • 1/4 Tsp Cinnamon
  • 3/4 Cup Unsalted Butter, Melted
  • 1 1/2 Cup Light Brown Sugar
  • 2 Eggs
  • 1 Tbs Vanilla Extract
  • 1/2 Cup Dried Cranberries
  • 1 Cup White Chocolate Chips

Frosting

  • 8 oz Cream Cheese, Softened
  • 1 Tbs Orange Zest
  • 1 Cup Powdered Sugar, Sifted
  • 1 Cup White Chocolate Chips
  • 1/2 Cup Dried Cranberries, Roughly Chopped

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  • Cut a piece of parchment paper to fit your baking dish so once the blondie is cooked it is easy to remove.
  • In a large mixing bowl add together, flout, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon. Whisk together.
    2 1/4 Cups All Purpose Flour, 1 1/2 Tsp Baking Powder, 1/4 Tsp Salt, 1/4 Tsp Cinnamon
  • In another bowl add melted butter, light brown sugar, eggs, and vanilla. Whisk together until the eggs are incorporated well.
    3/4 Cup Unsalted Butter,, 1 1/2 Cup Light Brown Sugar, 2 Eggs, 1 Tbs Vanilla Extract
  • Add the wet mixture to the dry ingredients, mix well together until no flour appears. Add the cranberries and white chocolate and mix together.
    1/2 Cup Dried Cranberries, 1 Cup White Chocolate Chips
  • Transfer the cookie batter to your lined baking tray. Press down the dough slightly and spread out evenly. Place in the oven and bake for about 20 minutes or until the edges are golden and a knife comes out clean from the middle of the blondie.
  • Once the blondie is cooked all the way, allow it to cool for at least 1 hour.
  • Meanwhile, use an electric mixer to whip the cream cheese. Melt 1/2 the white chocolates chips (so 1/2 cup) and add this to the cream cheese along with powdered sugar, orange zest and vanilla. Whip together until creamy and no lumps appear.
    8 oz Cream Cheese,, 1 Tbs Orange Zest, 1 Cup Powdered Sugar,, 1 Cup White Chocolate Chips, 1/2 Cup Dried Cranberries,
  • Once the blondie is cooled, spread the frosting over top of the bar. Top with dried cranberries and the other 1/2 of the white chocolate chips (melted). Make this the night before serving to allow to cool or if you run out of patience like me, eat them right away! Enjoy! :)

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Keyword blondies, christmas, cookie bar, cranberries, dessert, easy dinner, holiday, white chocolate
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