Cranberry Bliss Bars
What you need:
For the bars:
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 2 Tbsp. orange zest (I may have subbed for lemon due to Matthew's allergy to orange)
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp. baking powder
- 1/2 cup dried cranberries
- 1/2 cup white chocolate chips
For the frosting:
- 2 oz. cream cheese, at room temperature
- 1 1/2 Tbsp. unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
- 1 tsp. vanilla
For the drizzle:
- 1/4 cup white chocolate chips
- Additional white chocolate chips
- Additional dried cranberries
Directions:
- For the bars: Beat together butter and sugars until light and fluffy.
- Add eggs, vanilla, and orange extract. Mix until just combined.
- Add flour, baking powder, cranberries, and white chocolate chips. Mix until just combined.
- Pour onto a cookie sheet that has been lined with parchment paper or a silicone lined mat. Spread out evenly. It doesn't have to take up the whole cookie sheet.*
- Bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for 20 to 25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean and edges have begun to brown.
- Cool completely.
- For the frosting: Beat together cream cheese and butter until smooth.
- Add powdered sugar and vanilla. Beat until smooth. Add a splash of milk, if needed, to thin to a spreadable consistency.
- Spread the frosting over the cooled bars and then sprinkle with additional cranberries and white chocolate chips.
- For the drizzle: melt white chocolate chips in the microwave in 15 second intervals, stirring in between until completely melted and smooth.
- Drizzle over the top of the bars and let set before cutting.
Recipe from Mom Makes Dinner
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