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Cranberry Bliss Bars (Starbucks Copycat)

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!

Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword cranberry bliss bars
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 40 minutes
Servings 12 bars

Ingredients

For the cake:

  • 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

For the frosting:

  • 1 cup cream cheese
  • ⅓ cup powdered sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 4 tablespoon orange juice
  • 1 tablespoon orange zest

Toppings

  • ⅓ cup white chocolate chips
  • ⅓ cup chopped dried cranberries

Instructions

For the cake:

  1. Preheat the oven to 350F.

  2. Using a mixer, beat butter and sugar until smooth. Add vanilla and eggs one at a time; Beat until smooth.

  3. In a separate bowl, mix flour with salt, ground ginger and baking powder. Add dry ingredients to the butter mixture and mix until combined.

  4. Add orange juice, chopped cranberries, orange zest and white chocolate chips. Mix everything thoroughly.

  5. 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.

  6. Remove from the oven and let it cool for at least 15 minutes.

For the frosting:

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. Cut the cake into 3 to 4 inch squares, then cut each square diagonally. Serve immediately.