Cranberry Bliss Bars {Starbucks Copycat}
Cranberry Bliss Bars {Starbucks Copycat} are white chocolate blondies with added dried cranberries and orange zest, topped with a cream cheese frosting.
Ingredients
Blondies
- 1 cup (2 sticks / 227 g) unsalted butter
- ⅔ cup (113 g) white chocolate chips
- 1¾ cups (350 g) light brown sugar, packed
- 2 large eggs, room temperature
- 1 large egg yolk, room temperature
- 1½ teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon orange zest
- 2½ cups (312.5 g) all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons cornstarch
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- ⅛ teaspoon ground ginger
- 1 cup (160 g) dried cranberries
Frosting
- 1 cup (160 g) white chocolate chips, melted and divided
- 8 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
- ¾ cup (94 g) confectioners' sugar
- 1 teaspoon orange zest
- ½ cup (65 g) dried cranberries, chopped
Instructions
Blondies
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line a 9×13-inch baking dish with parchment paper, including up the sides. Set aside.
- In a large microwave-safe bowl, add the butter and the white chocolate chips. Melt in 20-second intervals, stirring in between each time, until the mixture is creamy with no lumps (about 1-2 minutes total). Allow to slightly cool.
- To the melted white chocolate mixture, add brown sugar. Stir to combine.
- Add the eggs and the egg yolk, one at a time, stirring well after each addition.
- Stir in the vanilla extract and the orange zest. Set aside.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, cornstarch, baking powder, salt, and ginger.
- Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and stir until completely combined. Fold in the dried cranberries.
- Spread the batter evenly into the prepared pan. Bake for 25-30 minutes, or until the edges just begin to turn golden brown.
- Allow to cool completely before topping with frosting.
Frosting
- Add the white chocolate chips to a small microwave-safe bowl. Heat in 20-second intervals, stirring between each, until melted and smooth. Set aside.
- In a large bowl using a hand mixer on medium speed, beat the cream cheese and confectioners' sugar together until smooth.
- Gradually pour HALF of the melted white chocolate into the cream cheese mixture, reserving the other half for drizzling on top of the bars. Continue to mix until fully incorporated.
- Add the orange zest and stir to combine.
- Spread the frosting over the cooled blondies.
- Sprinkle the dried cranberries over the frosting. Drizzle the remaining melted white chocolate over the bars. Enjoy!