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Christmas Cranberry Bars with White Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting

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Ingredients
  

Blondies

  • ¾ cup butter cubed
  • 1 ½ cups packed light brown sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • ¾ teaspoon vanilla
  • 2 ¼ cups flour
  • 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • ½ cup dried cranberries
  • 6 ounces good quality white chocolate chips

frosting

  • 8 ounces cream cheese room temperature
  • 1 cup powdered sugar sifted
  • 6 ounces white baking chocolate melted
  • ¾ cup dried cranberries

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees
  • Line a 9x13 pan with nonstick foil.
  • Melt the butter in a microwave safe bowl until melted.
  • Stir in the brown sugar.
  • Cool a bit.
  • Whisk in the eggs and vanilla.
  • Fold in the flour, baking powder and salt.
  • Fold in cranberries and chocolate.
  • Spread in pan and bake 18-20 mins.
  • Cool.

Frosting

  • Beat cream cheese and powdered sugar.
  • Add half the meted chocolate.
  • Frost blondies.
  • Sprinkle on cranberries and drizzle on the rest of the melted chocolate.
  • Cut into squares and store in the fridge.