Name: Cranberry Bliss Bars Recipe
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 20
Ingredients: For the Bars:; 1½ cups Light Brown Sugar (packed); 1 cup Butter {room temperature}; 2 Eggs; 2 teaspoon Vanilla Extract; 2¼ cups Flour; 1 teaspoon Baking Powder; 1 teaspoon Salt; 1¾ cups White Chocolate Chips; 1½ cups Dried Cranberries (chopped); 1 cup Toasted Chopped Pecans; ¼ cup Grated Orange Zest; 8 ounces Cream Cheese {room temperature}; 1 cup Powdered Sugar; ½ cup Butter {room temperature}; 2 teaspoon Vanilla; 6 ounces White Chocolate Squares for Baking; 1 tablespoon Grated Orange Zest

Make yourself a festive and decadent holiday treat when you try this easy Cranberry Bliss Bars Recipe!

This yummy Christmas Dessert Recipe comes from my sweet friend Joli… and I’m so excited to share it with you.

These Cranberry Bliss Bars Recipe are completely delish… and perfect for your Thanksgiving and Christmas dessert menus! 😉

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Cranberry Bliss Bars Recipe

Make yourself a festive and decadent holiday treat when you try this easy Cranberry Bliss Bars Recipe!

Cook Time20 mins

Total Time20 mins

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Servings: 20

Author: The Frugal Girls

Ingredients

For the Bars:
1½ cups Light Brown Sugar packed
1 cup Butter {room temperature}
2 Eggs
2 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
2¼ cups Flour
1 teaspoon Baking Powder
1 teaspoon Salt
1¾ cups White Chocolate Chips
1½ cups Dried Cranberries chopped
1 cup Toasted Chopped Pecans
¼ cup Grated Orange Zest

For the Frosting:

8 ounces Cream Cheese {room temperature}
1 cup Powdered Sugar
½ cup Butter {room temperature}
2 teaspoon Vanilla
6 ounces White Chocolate Squares for Baking
1 tablespoon Grated Orange Zest

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Lightly butter 11×15 jelly roll pan or rimmed baking sheet.
Whisk together Brown Sugar, Softened Butter, Eggs, and Vanilla in large bowl until smooth.
Whisk in the Flour, Baking Powder & Salt until well blended.
Stir in White Chocolate Chips, Cranberries, Pecans & Orange Zest.
Spread the mixture evenly in pan {mixture may be stiff}
Bake 20 – 22 minutes until golden brown.
Set aside on a wire rack to cool.
Now it’s time to whip up some fluffy frosting!
Cream together Cream Cheese, Powdered Sugar, Butter, 1 tbsp Orange Zest & Vanilla with electric mixer at medium speed until smooth and fluffy.
Spread mixture over cooled Cranberry Bars.
Melt the white chocolate on the stove or in microwave, stirring until smooth.
Drizzle melted white chocolate over the bars and let sit until chocolate is set.
Cut bars into squares, and then diagonally into triangles. ENJOY!!