Copycat Starbucks Cranberry Bliss Bars
 
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Recipe type: Dessert
Ingredients
  • Bar:
  • 1 stick unsalted butter
  • 1½ cups packed light brown sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • ½ teaspoon orange extract
  • 2 cups flour
  • 1½ teaspoons baking powder
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ½ cup dried cranberries
  • 1 cup ounces white chocolate chips
  • Frosting:
  • 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 6 ounces white baking chocolate, melted
  • ½ cup dried cranberries, chopped
Instructions
  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. In a medium bowl, melt butter; stir in brown sugar. Let cool to room temperature. Beat in the eggs and vanilla. In a separate bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, salt and cinnamon; gradually add the dry mixture to the butter mixture. Stir in the cranberries and chopped chocolate.
  2. Spread the blondie batter into a lightly greased 13×8 pan. Bake for 18-20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool completely on a wire rack.
  3. To Prepare the frosting use an electric mixer to beat the cream cheese and powdered sugar until smoth. Gradually add half of the melted white chocolate. Frost brownies, sprinkle with cranberries and drizzle with remaining melted white chocolate. Cut into triangle-shaped bars. Keep refrigerated until ready to serve.
Recipe by Frolic Through Life at http://www.frolic-through-life.com/2018/12/copycat-starbucks-cranberry-bliss-bars/