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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.

The Frosting

I LOVE this frosting! It is a cream cheese frosting with hints o vanilla and orange. It is super creamy and makes these white chocoalte cranberry bliss bars sooo good! I would reccomend allowing the cream cheese to come to room temperature. Use a hand mixer to whip the cream cheese which will help make the frosting silky and smooth.

Baking Pan

I used a clear glass baking pyrex to make this blondie. My pan size was 12″x8.5″. Use a baking pan similar in size, such as:

9″x11″

12″x5″
10″x9″

Use a baking dish similar in size so it can bake to about 1 inch height. You don’t want the bars too thin or too thich so use your judgement with your pan size.

Either use cooking spray or parchment paper to line the baking dish. You want the cookie bar to come out easily.

Tips & Tricks

Hand Mixer

Use a hand mixer if you have one to whip the cream cheese frosting. This will help the frosting be super fluffy and take away any lumps.
You do not have to use a hand mixer to mix the cookie dough. I just used a whisk and a large bowl. If you want to use a hand mixer or stand mixer go right ahead!

Eggs

I would recommend taking the eggs out and allowing them to get to room temperature.

Butter

Use unsalted butter for this recipe. Also, melt the butter for this recipe.

Cool the Cookie Bar

Once the bliss bars are cooked, allow them to completely cool to room temperature; this may take about an hour. Make sure the cookie is cool to the touch before adding the frosting to avoid the frosting melting. Personally, I like to cool my bliss bars overnight and eat them cold! I would recommend doing the same! 🙂

The Ingredients You Need...

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

For the Bliss Bar

For the Frosting

Method:

Step 1:

Mix dry ingredients in a bowl and ix wet ingredients in a separate bowl. Mix the wet to the dry and mix well.

Step 2:

Once the dough is well incorporated, mix in the dry cranberries and white chocolate.

Step 2:

Whip the cream cheese, then add the icing sugar, white chocolate, orange zest and vanilla.

Step 2:

Once the cookie bar is cooled completely. Spread over the icing and top with dried cranberries and white chocolate. Enjoy! 🙂

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PREP: 20

COOK: 25

Cooling Time1

TOTAL: 1 45

AUTHOR: Victoria DeMelo

SERVINGS: Bars

Equipment:

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

Servings: 8 Bars

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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