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Cranberry Bliss Bars
Prep Time
30
mins
Cook Time
30
mins
Total Time
1
hr
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
American
Servings
:
12
x 16 pan
Author
:
Marina | Let the Baking Begin
Ingredients
Base
1 1/2
sticks butter
softened, not melted
1/2
t.
sp. salt
1 1/4
cup
packed brown sugar
1 1/2
cup
flour
3
eggs
1/2
t.
sp. baking powder
2
tbl. sp. minced crystallized ginger or 1 teaspoon finely shredded fresh ginger
1 1/2
t.
sp. vanilla
3/4
–1 1/2 cups cranberries
4
oz.
white chocolate chips
For decoration
1/2
cup
craisins
dry cranberries
2
oz
white chocolate chips
Frosting
f4 oz cream cheese
1
teaspoon
vanilla extract
3
cups
powdered sugar
4
t.sp. lemon juice
about 1 lemon
Cream all the ingredients together until smooth.
Instructions
Make the Base
Turn the oven to 350F. Line a jelly roll pan with foil.
Put butter, salt & sugar in a bowl of a mixer fitted with a paddle attachment and cream the ingredients together.
Add the eggs one at at time mixing well before each addition.
Add the flour, minced crystallized or finely shredded fresh ginger, vanilla and mix to combine.
Add the cranberries and white chocolate and mix.
Spray the prepared pan with nonstick spray.
Spread the batter in the pan with a spoon or wet the hand in water and do it by hand.
Bake at 350F for 25-30 min.
Let cool.
Make the frosting
Cream all the ingredients together until smooth.
Assemble:
Spread frosting on top of the cool crust.
Sprinkle with cranberries
Melt the chocolate in microwave, stopping every 30 seconds to mix (making sure that the chocolate doesn’t break).
Using parchment paper, make a cone. Fill with chocolate. Snip the end and decorate in stripes.
Cut in in big squares, then cut the squares diagonally in half.
Serve with coffee or tea of choice.