Description
Brighten up your dessert table with these festive Cranberry Bliss Bars—chewy, buttery blondies speckled with white chocolate chips and tangy dried cranberries, topped with a rich cream cheese frosting and citrus zest. A perfect crowd-pleaser for holiday gatherings or a cozy homemade treat, these bars are simple to bake and loaded with texture and flavor. Whether you’re looking for an easy recipe for a cookie swap, a sweet food gift, or new holiday dessert ideas, this bar hits all the right notes: quick to make, full of comforting seasonal flavor, and irresistibly beautiful.
Ingredients
170 g butter, melted
300 g brown sugar
2 large eggs
2 tsp vanilla extract
250 g all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking powder
0.5 tsp salt
120 g white chocolate chips
100 g dried cranberries
225 g cream cheese, softened
200 g powdered sugar
1 tsp orange zest
30 g dried cranberries (for topping)
30 g white chocolate chips (for topping)
30 g white chocolate, melted (for drizzle)
Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C) and line a 9×13-inch baking pan with parchment paper.
2. In a bowl, whisk together melted butter and brown sugar until smooth.
3. Add eggs and vanilla extract, mixing until fully incorporated.
4. In a separate bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, and salt.
5. Gradually combine dry ingredients with the wet mixture.
6. Fold in white chocolate chips and dried cranberries.
7. Spread batter evenly in the pan and bake for 20–24 minutes or until golden and set.
8. Cool completely before frosting.
9. Beat cream cheese until smooth, then mix in powdered sugar and orange zest.
10. Spread frosting evenly over cooled bars.
11. Top with more cranberries and white chocolate chips.
12. Drizzle with melted white chocolate and chill before slicing.
Notes
Make sure the bars are completely cool before frosting to prevent melting.
For cleaner cuts, chill the bars for 20–30 minutes before slicing.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 24 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bar
- Calories: 280
- Sugar: 25 g
- Sodium: 100 mg
- Fat: 14 g
- Saturated Fat: 8 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 36 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 35 mg