Cranberry Bliss Bars (like Starbucks)

Submitted by Sonja Susut.

Cranberry Bliss Bars (like Starbucks)

Base:

¾ cup softened butter

1 ¼ cups packed brown sugar

3 eggs

2 tbsp minced crystallized ginger

1 ½ tsp vanilla

½ tsp salt

1 ½ cups flour

½ tsp baking powder

¾ cup chopped dried cranberries

4 oz (1 small bag) white chocolate chips

1 tbsp lemon zest (or orange zest)

Frosting:

4 oz cream cheese

3 cups icing sugar

4 tsp lemon juice

1 tsp vanilla

1 tbsp lemon zest (or orange zest)

¼ cup chopped dried cranberries

½ cup white chocolate wafers to melt

Follow these instructions:

1. Oven to 350.

2. Beat butter and sugar with electric mixer til smooth.

3. Add eggs, ginger, vanilla, salt. Beat well.

4. Add flour and baking powder. Mix til smooth.

5. Mix the cranberries and chocolate chips into batter by hand.

6. Pour batter into 9 x 13 pan lined with parchment. Glass pans work best. Spread evenly.

7. Bake 18-20 minutes. Cool.

8. For frosting: mix everything with electric mixer til smooth.

9. Spread icing over bars.

10. Sprinkle chopped cranberries over icing.

11. Melt chocolate wafers in microwave. Drizzle over bars.

12. Chill in fridge before cutting.