Homemade Starbucks Cranberry Bliss Bars
This homemade Starbucks Cranberry Bliss Bars recipe is a copycat version of the popular coffee shop seasonal treat!
Servings: 24 bars
Ingredients
- 1 cup (227 g) salted butter
- 1 ¾ cup (385 g) light brown sugar tightly packed
- 2 large eggs room temperature
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon orange extract
- 2 ¼ cups (281 g) all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons cornstarch
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¾ cup (91 g) dried cranberries
- ¾ cup (135 g) white chocolate chips
For the frosting:
- 8 ounce (227 g) package of cream cheese softened
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon orange zest
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 Tablespoon cornstarch
- 2 cups (240 g) powdered sugar
For the topping:
- ½ cup (60 g) dried cranberries chopped
- ¼ cup (45 g) white chocolate chips whole
- ⅓ cup (60 g) white chocolate chips melted
- ½ teaspoon vegetable oil
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 °F (177 °C). Line a 9” by 13” baking pan with parchment paper.
- Cream butter and sugar together. Add eggs, vanilla extract, and orange extract. Mix until combined and set this aside.1 cup salted butter, 1 ¾ cup light brown sugar, 2 large eggs, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, 1 teaspoon orange extract
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, cornstarch, baking powder, and salt.2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour, 2 teaspoons cornstarch, 1 teaspoon baking powder, ¼ teaspoon salt
- Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, stirring only as much as necessary to blend.
- Then gently fold in the dried cranberries and white chocolate chips.¾ cup dried cranberries, ¾ cup white chocolate chips
- Spread the batter into the prepared pan.
- Bake for 20 minutes. Check with a toothpick. You want there to be just a few crumbs stuck on the toothpick which means it is ready to come out. If it is still quite wet, give it another 5 minutes.
- Place the pan on a wire rack and allow the bars to cool completely.
- While the bars are cooling you could prepare the frosting.
- Beat the cream cheese until creamy. Beat in the icing sugar and cornstarch. Add in the vanilla extract, orange zest, and salt. Beat this until well blended.8 ounce package of cream cheese, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, 1 teaspoon orange zest, ¼ teaspoon salt, 1 Tablespoon cornstarch, 2 cups powdered sugar
- When the bars are cooled, spread the icing all over the top. Then sprinkle evenly with the dried cranberries and white chocolate chips.½ cup dried cranberries, ¼ cup white chocolate chips
- In a microwave safe bowl, melt the chocolate chips with the vegetable oil. (Melt and stir in 15 second intervals - chocolate can burn very quickly.) When this is fully melted, use a fork to beat it smooth, then use the fork to drizzle the melted chocolate over the frosted bars.⅓ cup white chocolate chips, ½ teaspoon vegetable oil
- For best results, place the pan in the fridge and allow the finished bars to cool for an hour before cutting and removing from the pan.
- To cut the triangle shaped bars, cut the pan into 3 rows of 4. 3 long rows cut into 4 squares each) This will give you 12 large squares. Then cut each square diagonally and you will have 24 triangle shaped bars.
Nutrition
Serving: 1 bar | Calories: 330 kcal | Carbohydrates: 51 g | Protein: 4 g | Fat: 13 g | Saturated Fat: 8 g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1 g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3 g | Trans Fat: 0.3 g | Cholesterol: 38 mg | Sodium: 216 mg | Potassium: 112 mg | Fiber: 1 g | Sugar: 40 g
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