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Cranberry Bliss Bars Recipe! {Starbucks Copycat}

December 28, 2009 By Heidi 11 Comments

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

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My Sweet friend Joli shared this Christmas Dessert Recipe… and I’m so excited to share it with you.

This Cranberry Bliss Bars Recipe is a completely delish copycat of the version served at Starbucks… and it’s perfect for your Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years dessert menus! 😉

Made with a homemade cream cheese frosting, these easy Cranberry Bars serve up sweet cranberry happiness with each bite.  Then there’s the secret ingredient: Butter!  Any dessert made with real butter is always just a little extra fabulous!!

Made largly with baking staples you likely already have on hand, this is one Christmas dessert you’ll love making year after year…

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Make yourself a festive and decadent holiday treat when you try this easy Cranberry Bliss Bars Recipe!
Prep Time15 mins
Cook Time20 mins
Total Time35 mins
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: cranberries, dessert bars, orange, pecans, white chocolate
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!!

So go ahead and give this Starbucks copycat dessert recipe a try.  Trust me, it’s so worth the few minutes of effort!

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Comments

  1. DeeNice says

    December 30, 2021 at 8:31 pm

    These turned out amazing! better than starbucks!

    Reply
    • Heidi says

      January 19, 2022 at 1:31 pm

      Aww… thank you so much ~ I’m so glad you loved them! 🙂

      Reply
  2. Alexis AKA MOM says

    January 12, 2010 at 2:42 am

    Oh man you would post this yummy recipe, it's so much better when i think I could never make that … LOL 🙂

    Reply
  3. Meal Planning with Connie says

    January 12, 2010 at 12:44 am

    I will definitely try these!
    Thanks for sharing!

    Reply
  4. Vanessa says

    January 4, 2010 at 8:46 pm

    everyone loved them. My mother said it was just like starbucks cranberry bars. I also used a sandwich bag to drizzle white choclate over cream chesse frosting.

    Reply
  5. Debbie says

    December 31, 2009 at 6:03 am

    Oh how funny – I was TOTALLY craving hese yyesterday! They are so good! Thanks for sharing your great recipe!

    Reply
  6. Young Wife says

    December 30, 2009 at 5:17 pm

    I'm so glad I saw this! Cranberry Bliss Bars are delicious, and if I make them myself I'll save a ton of money. Thanks for sharing.

    Reply
  7. [email protected] says

    December 30, 2009 at 4:21 pm

    Oh My Goodness! Those look so good. I love anything with cranberries!!

    Reply
  8. Anissa.Lynette says

    December 28, 2009 at 9:10 pm

    Yum!! I love Cranberry Bliss Bars. Your recipe is the best that I've seen. Many leave out the orange which is crucial. Can't wait to try them.

    ~Lyn~

    Reply
  9. Michelle says

    December 28, 2009 at 4:45 pm

    Another good way to drizzle is to put the icing into a sandwich bag, zip closed and cut a little bit of the bottom corner. Works like a charm. Only cut a little bit otherwise the icing will come out too quickly.

    Reply
  10. Together We Save says

    December 28, 2009 at 3:37 pm

    These look oh so yummy!!

    Reply

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