White Chocolate Cranberry Orange Bars
Servings: 24 bars
Ingredients
- ¾ cup unsalted butter softened
- 1 ¼ cups brown sugar
- 3 eggs
- ½ teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 ½ cups flour
- ½ cup dried cranberries chopped
- ½ cup white chocolate chips or chopped white chocolate
- 4 oz. cream cheese softened
- 2 tablespoons butter softened
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon orange zest
- 1 teaspoon orange juice
- 2 tablespoon chopped dried cranberries
- ¼ cup white chocolate chips or chopped white chocolate melted
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees and grease a 9 x 13 baking pan.
- In a small bowl, combine flour, baking powder, pumpkin pie spice, and salt; set aside
- In a large bowl, cream together the butter and brown sugar. Add the eggs and vanilla extract, and beat until well combined.
- Add the flour mixture and stir just until combined.Fold in the chopped cranberries and white chocolate chips.
- Spread the batter evenly into the prepared baking dish.
- Bake for 20–30 minutes until the bars are lightly brown on top and a tooth- pick comes out clean. Allow to cool completely.
- Frosting
- Combine the frosting ingredients in a large bowl and beat together until smooth.
- Spread the frosting over the cooled bars.
- Sprinkle the chopped cranberries over the frosted bars and drizzle with ¼ cup melted white chocolate.
- Chill for at least 30 minutes and cut into bars.
- Serve cold or at room temperature. Store in the refrigerator.