These delicious cranberry bliss bars are the perfect winter dessert! Found at Starbucks over the holidays, now you can make this easy recipe at home!
I love ordering these delicious cranberry bliss bars at Starbucks every holiday season! I don't like the price tag though, so making them at home is much more economical and you can have them any time! Full of cranberries, white chocolate, and orange flavor, these are an incredible holiday dessert!
If you like this flavor combination, try this delicious White Chocolate Cranberry Christmas Crack!
Make sure to try out my Sugar Cookie Fudge, Bear Paw Cookies and Holiday Reindeer Cookies for more holiday recipes this season!
Making this copycat Starbucks recipe is simple; here's how...
How to make Cranberry Bliss Bars:
**scroll down for full ingredients list and printable directions**
- Get all of the ingredients together and measured. Preheat the oven.
- For the cake: Using a stand mixer, cream the butter and sugar together. Add the vanilla and eggs and beat to combine.
- Add the dry ingredients to another bowl and whisk to combine. Add this mixture to the butter mixer and mix on low until just combined.
- Add orange juice, chopped cranberries, orange zest and white chocolate chips to the bowl and mix. The dough will be thick, but sticky and soft.
- Line a baking tray (about 9x13) with parchment paper and lay out the dough in a thin layer (about ½ inch). Flatten with a spatula and place the baking sheet in the oven. Bake. Remove cranberry bliss bars from oven and let cook at least 15 minutes.
- For the frosting: Beat cream cheese with orange zest, lemon juice, vanilla and powdered sugar until combined. Spread over the cake and then sprinkle with the chopped cranberries.
- Melt the chocolate chiips and then drizzle the melted chocolate over the top of the cake. Allow to set for 15-20 minutes.
- Cut the cranberry bliss bars into 3-4 inch squares, and then each square will be cut again diagonally. Serve.
How to store: The cranberry bliss bars will keep in the fridge in a sealed container for up to a week.
These Copycat Starbucks cranberry bliss bars are the perfect holiday dessert! Bring them to a potluck, cookie exchange, or holiday party!
If you like holiday treats as much as I do, checkout these other recipes:
- Peanut Butter Fudge (3 ingredients)
- Sugar Cookie Fudge
- White Chocolate Cranberry Christmas Crack
- Bear Paw Cookies
- Holiday Reindeer Cookies
- Shortcut White Chocolate Peppermint Sugar Cookies
- Tres Leches Cake (three milks cake)
- Mint Chocolate Dipped Pretzels
- Cranberry Cheesecake (Slow Cooker)
These delicious cranberry bliss bars are the perfect winter dessert! Found at Starbucks over the holidays, now you can make this easy recipe at home!
- ½ cup butter
- ⅔ cup brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon orange zest
- ⅓ teaspoon ground ginger
- 2 eggs
- 3 tablespoon orange juice
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- ½ cup white chocolate chips
- ½ cup chopped dried cranberries
- 1 cup cream cheese
- ⅓ cup powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 4 tablespoon orange juice
- 1 tablespoon orange zest
- ⅓ cup white chocolate chips
- ⅓ cup chopped dried cranberries
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Preheat the oven to 350F.
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Using a mixer, beat butter and sugar until smooth. Add vanilla and eggs one at a time; Beat until smooth.
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In a separate bowl, mix flour with salt, ground ginger and baking powder. Add dry ingredients to the butter mixture and mix until combined.
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Add orange juice, chopped cranberries, orange zest and white chocolate chips. Mix everything thoroughly.
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Line a 9x13 baking tray with parchment paper and spread the dough in a thin layer (about ½ inch). Flatten with a spatula and place the baking sheet in the oven. Bake for 20 minutes.
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Remove from the oven and let it cool for at least 15 minutes.
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Beat cream cheese with orange zest, lemon juice, vanilla and powdered sugar. Spread over the cake and then sprinkle the chopped cranberries over the top.
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Melt the white chocolate chips - microwave in 30-second increments, stirring well between cooking (this will take 3-4 increments). Drizzle melted chocolate over the cake and allow to harden for 10-15 minutes.
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Cut the cake into 3 to 4 inch squares, then cut each square diagonally. Serve immediately.
April says
I was just saying the other day, as I nibbled on a freshly purchased cranberry bliss bar, that I really need to learn how to make some at home! So glad I found this recipe!
Alicia says
These are so tasty! I spend a fortune at Starbucks on these and now I don't have to, thanks!!!!
Beth says
I can't wait to make these! I get all the delicious flavor I love but fresher and FAR cheaper!
Erin | Dinners, Dishes and Dessert says
Looks totally irresistible! I'm excited to make this at home!
Sandra says
This is a really ahh-mazing dessert! Thanks so much for the recipe!
katerina says
I am so excited to try these! They sound amazing!
Tisha says
One of my favorite things to get from starbucks at this time of year! Now I can make them at home whenever I want!
Catalina says
My favorite Starbucks treat! I am so glad to make them at home!