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Cranberry Bliss Bars

Chewy brown sugar bars hold white chocolate and cranberries, then receive a cream cheese topping and almond bark drizzle.

$0.82per serving $
40 minstart to table
16servings

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Ingredients

  • 1 cup salted butter
  • 1 1/2 cups packed light brown sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 tsp orange extract
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp ground ginger
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 cup white chocolate chips
  • 3/4 cup dried cranberries
  • 1 package (8 oz) cream cheese
  • 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
  • 1/2 tsp orange extract
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1/2 cup dried cranberries
  • 2 oz almond bark

Steps

  1. Heat the oven to 350 F and line an 8-inch square pan with parchment.
  2. Melt the butter, then stir in brown sugar, eggs, orange extract, and vanilla extract.
  3. Stir in flour, baking powder, ginger, and salt, then fold in white chocolate chips and 3/4 cup cranberries.
  4. Spread the batter in the pan and bake for 20 to 24 minutes, until set.
  5. Beat cream cheese, powdered sugar, orange extract, and vanilla extract until smooth, then spread over the cooled bars.
  6. Melt the almond bark, drizzle it over the topping, scatter the remaining cranberries over it, and chill for 10 minutes before cutting.

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