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    Home » Recipes » Dessert » Bar Cookies

    White Chocolate Cranberry Pecan Bars

    Published by Melissa on December 4, 2013 | Updated June 10, 2022 | 14 Comments

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    A sweet, chewy sugar cookie dough blended with mandarin orange zest and studded with tart dried cranberries, creamy white chocolate chips and crunchy pecans baked in to an easy to share bar cookie.

    Today I’m share another cookie I developed for Pillsbury that would be perfect for holiday cookie exchanges. This cookie uses Pillsbury refrigerated sugar cookie dough for the base and you mix in mandarin orange zest, dried cranberries, pecans, and white chocolate chips.

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    Mandarin oranges are in season again and we love keeping a bowl of them on the counter for quick snacks. Mandarin orange juice and zest are great addition to baked goods. The zest adds a bright fresh flavor to this cookie dough. If mandarin oranges aren’t in season or you don’t have any on hand, orange zest would be a great addition as well.

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    I have a long watermelon knifeWhite Chocolate Cranberry Pecan Bars that I like to use cut bar cookies. It cuts an entire row with one cut. If I’m making the bar cookies for company, I’ll use a ruler so I can make sure my bars all the same szie.

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    These dressed up sugar cookie bars are perfect for the holidays, and no one will know that you used a shortcut to create these delicious, homemade treats.

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    White Chocolate Cranberry Pecan Bars

    Prep Time5 minutes mins
    Cook Time25 minutes mins
    Total Time30 minutes mins
    Course: Bar Cookies
    Keyword: baking, cookie, Dessert
    Servings: 16 bar cookies
    Author: Barbara Schieving
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    Ingredients

    • 1 roll 16.5 oz Pillsbury refrigerated sugar cookie dough
    • ¼ cup flour
    • ½ teaspoon mandarin orange zest
    • ½ cup white chocolate chips
    • ½ cup dried cranberries
    • ½ cup pecans chopped

    Instructions

    • Preheat oven to 350°
    • In large mixing bowl, add all ingredients and mix until the dough forms large clumps.
    • Press dough firmly into a greased or foil lined 8x8 pan.
    • Bake 20 to 25 minutes until golden brown. Cool completely, about 2 hours before cutting in to 4 rows by 4 rows.

    Disclosure: This post is sponsored by Pillsbury, but all opinions expressed are always my own.

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    1. Nagi@RecipeTinEats

      July 20, 2016 at 5:52 pm

      Now this one definitely has good combination of flavors! Cranberries and pecans? Yum! 🙂 Love this!

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    2. Nutmeg Nanny

      December 08, 2013 at 7:48 am

      Oh my goodness, what a perfect combination of flavors 🙂 I love this recipe!!!

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    3. Brenda @ a farmgirl's dabbles

      December 06, 2013 at 8:43 am

      I love all those ingredients, and can’t resist a good bar…love these!

      Reply
    4. Jamie

      December 05, 2013 at 11:47 am

      Yes yes yes yes and I have to make these. And share on my Life’s a Feast FB page. Thank you! Love the chocolate (dark)-cranberry-pecan combo. Love it!

      Reply
    5. Angie@Angie's Recipes

      December 05, 2013 at 6:05 am

      White chocolate and cranberries…two great holiday ingredients. These bars look irresistible!

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    6. Maureen | Orgasmic Chef

      December 05, 2013 at 3:56 am

      I’m glad to know someone else measures her bars. 🙂 These look terrific, Barbara.

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    7. Melissa B

      December 04, 2013 at 5:34 pm

      I love cranberries and pecans! These sound and look delicious!
      Pinned to my Dessert board!

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    8. Carol

      December 04, 2013 at 3:12 pm

      Those are some delicious looking bars-and what a great time saver using refrigerated cookie dough. I love that combination……Mmmmmmm!

      Thank you Barbara. 🙂

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    9. Lana @ Never Enough Thyme

      December 04, 2013 at 2:27 pm

      I absolutely love the combination of orange, cranberry, chocolate, and pecans you’ve used in this recipe, Barbara. And I’m never one to turn down the shortcut of using a refrigerated dough 🙂 Fantastic recipe.

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    10. Erin @ The Spiffy Cookie

      December 04, 2013 at 11:41 am

      I love white chocolate and cranberry together. Great bar recipe!

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    11. Kim Beaulieu

      December 04, 2013 at 11:02 am

      I could really sink my teeth into a plate of these. They look absolutely scrumptious. xx

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    12. Laura @ Lauras Baking Talent

      December 04, 2013 at 9:41 am

      These look great. I wish I had a watermelon knife like that. I’ve never seen one before 🙂

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    13. 2 Sisters Recipes

      December 04, 2013 at 8:52 am

      What a great idea to use the sugar cookies as a short cut! Now this is my kind of recipe and they are perfect for serve for the holidays. Thanks for sharing!

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    14. Rosa

      December 04, 2013 at 7:03 am

      Wonderful! I cannot resist bars and anything that is made with pecans.

      Cheers,

      Rosa

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