Cranberry Bliss Bars Starbucks
A rich blondie-style bar topped with orange zest cream cheese frosting, white chocolate, and cranberries. This homemade Starbucks-style treat is a festive favorite.
Equipment
- Mixing bowls
- Electric mixer
- - 9×13” baking pan
- Parchment paper
- Rubber spatula
- - Sharp knife
Ingredients
- **Base**
- - 1 stick 115g melted butter
- - 1 cup brown sugar
- - ½ cup granulated sugar
- - 2 eggs
- - 1 tsp vanilla
- - 1¾ cups flour
- - 1 tsp baking powder
- - ½ tsp ginger
- - ½ tsp salt
- - ¾ cup white chocolate chips
- - 1 cup dried cranberries
- **Frosting**
- - 8 oz cream cheese soft
- - 4 tbsp butter soft
- - 3 cups powdered sugar
- - ½ tsp vanilla
- - 1 tsp orange zest
- **Topping**
- - ¼ cup white chocolate melted
- - 1 tbsp orange juice
- - ¼ cup dried cranberries
- - ¼ cup white chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Line and grease a 9x13 pan.
- Mix melted butter, sugars, eggs, vanilla.
- Whisk dry ingredients separately, then fold in. Add cranberries and chocolate chips.
- Spread in pan and bake 25–30 min. Cool fully.
- Whip frosting until fluffy. Spread on cooled base. Chill 90 min.
- Drizzle white chocolate + orange juice. Garnish with cranberries and chips.
- Slice into 16 bars.
Notes
- Chill well before slicing
- Use parchment handles to lift cleanly
- Room temp ingredients = smooth frosting
- Use parchment handles to lift cleanly
- Room temp ingredients = smooth frosting