Tasty Starbucks Copycat Cranberry Bliss Bars
Soft, chewy blondies filled with white chocolate and cranberries, topped with tangy cream cheese frosting and a decorative drizzle these Starbucks Copycat Cranberry Bliss Bars deliver bakery flavor with a homemade heart.
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Ingredients
For the blondie layer
- 1½ cups all-purpose flour 7.5 oz
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon table salt
- 12 tablespoons unsalted butter 6 oz
- 1½ cups packed light brown sugar 10.5 oz
- 2 large eggs lightly beaten
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon grated orange zest
- ¾ cup dried cranberries 3.5 oz
- 1⅓ cups white chocolate chips or chopped 8 oz
For the frosting
- 8 oz cream cheese softened
- 1½ cups confectioners’ sugar sifted (6 oz)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 tablespoon orange juice
- 1 teaspoon finely grated orange zest
- ⅔ cup white chocolate melted (4 oz)
For the topping
- ½ cup dried cranberries roughly chopped (2.3 oz)
- 1⅔ cups white chocolate melted (10 oz)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C), line and spray a 9x13-inch pan with parchment overhang.
- Brown butter in a saucepan until golden and nutty, transfer to bowl and cool completely.
- Whisk flour, baking powder, salt. In another bowl, mix cooled butter with brown sugar, eggs, vanilla, and orange zest.
- Fold dry ingredients into wet, then add white chocolate and cranberries. Spread in pan and bake 18–22 mins. Cool fully.
- Beat cream cheese, powdered sugar, vanilla, orange juice, and zest until fluffy.
- Frost cooled blondies evenly and chill for 10–15 minutes.
- Top with chopped cranberries and drizzle with melted white chocolate.
- Refrigerate to set, lift with parchment, slice into triangles or squares, and serve.