Description
Cranberry Bliss Bars are a Starbucks Knockoff recipe and they amazing! A sweet cranberry orange blondie with white chocolate chips and topped with a dreamy cream cheese icing with white chocolate drizzle.
Ingredients
Batter
1 cup salted butter
1 1/2 cup brown sugar
2 eggs
1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1 tsp orange zest
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 tsp cornstarch
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp ginger
1 cup white chocolate chips
1 cup dried cranberries (craisins)
Frosting
8 oz cream cheese, softened
3 oz salted butter, softened
4 cups powdered sugar
2 tsp clear vanilla
1/2 tsp orange zest
1-2 TB cream or milk, if needed
Toppings
1 cup dried cranberries (craisins), chopped
1/2 cup white chocolate
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C). Line a 9×13-inch baking pan with parchment paper. Set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl or with a stand mixer, cream together salted butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
- Mix in the vanilla, and orange zest until well combined.
- Add the flour, cornstarch, salt, baking powder, baking soda and ginger to the wet ingredients, mixing until just combined.
- Mix in the white chocolate chips and dried cranberries.
- Spread or press the thick batter evenly into the prepared baking pan.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
- Allow the bars to cool completely in the pan on a wire rack.
Frosting
- In a medium bowl with an electric hand mixer or with a stand mixer beat together cream cheese, and butter until smooth.
- Add the powdered sugar, 1 cup at a time, mixing slowly until completely incorporated. Repeat this step until all of the powdered sugar has been incorporated.
- Add the clear vanilla and orange zest, mixing until smooth and creamy.
- Adjust the consistency of the frosting by adding the heavy cream or milk, a small amount at a time, until your desired consistency.
- Once the bars are completely cooled, spread the frosting evenly over the top.
- Sprinkle the dried chopped cranberries onto the top of the frosting.
- Melt the white chocolate chips in the microwave (30 second intervals) until smooth. Transfer the melted chocolate to a zip top bag and snip the corner. Drizzle the white chocolate on the top of the bars.
- Place the pan in the refrigerator to allow the frosting to set.
- Once chilled, cut into squares and then into triangles.