Homemade Starbucks Cranberry Bliss Bars are a perfect holiday treat! We enhanced these blondies by mixing in dried cranberries and white chocolate chips. On the top, there’s a luscious white chocolate cream cheese frosting with a hint of orange zest, additional white chocolate, and a sprinkle of dried cranberries for extra flavor and charm!
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When you’re craving something sweet and tangy, these tasty copycat bars will transport you there.
What’s a Cranberry Bliss Bar?
These bars, a Starbucks signature, are hard to resist. They’re blondies with dried cranberries, topped with cream-cheese icing featuring orange zest and a sprinkle of dried cranberries—perfect for the holidays!
You all enjoy it in Starbucks, but making these at home is a fraction of the cost! It’s a great idea because you can bake a whole batch. You can also share them with family and friends in a tin or package, or bring them to a party. After all, who doesn’t love homemade treats? And if you’re in the holiday spirit, try the inviting Starbucks Gingerbread Loaf—delicious!
Don’t be intimidated by these bars; they’re actually super easy to make! That’s what we love!
Ingredients You Need
Starbucks Cranberry Bliss Bars
- all-purpose flour
- baking powder
- ground cinnamon
- salt
- brown sugar
- unsalted butter
- vanilla extract
- eggs
- dried cranberries
- white chocolate chips
White Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting
- cream cheese softened
- white chocolate chips melted for frosting and topping
- grated orange zest
- powdered sugar
Frosting and Toppings
- white chocolate
- dried cranberries
- Opt: pistachios, rough chop
Questions
- Storing Copycat Starbucks Cranberry Bliss Bars: Take the blondies out of the pan and cut them as you like. Keep them tightly sealed in the fridge until you’re ready to serve, for up to 5 days.
- Freezing Cranberry Bliss Bars: You can freeze the bars for up to six weeks in an airtight container.
These Copycat Starbucks Cranberry Bliss Bars are a delicious holiday treat!
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Starbucks Cranberry Bliss Bars
Homemade Starbucks Cranberry Bliss Bars are a perfect holiday treat! We enhanced these blondies by mixing in dried cranberries and white chocolate chips. On the top, there’s a luscious white chocolate cream cheese frosting with a hint of orange zest, additional white chocolate, and a sprinkle of dried cranberries for extra flavor and charm!
PREP TIME: 20 minutes
COOK TIME: 20 minutes
SERVINGS: 12 Servings
INGREDIENTS
Starbucks Cranberry Bliss Bars
- 2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 ½ tsp baking powder
- ¼ tsp salt
- ⅛ tsp ground cinnamon
- ¾ cup salted butter
- 1 ½ cups light brown sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ½ cup dried cranberries
- 1 cup white chocolate chips
White Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting
- 8 oz cream cheese softened
- 1 cup white chocolate chips melted and divided in half for frosting and topping
- 1 tbsp grated orange zest
- 1 cup powdered sugar
Frosting and Toppings
- Remaining melted White chocolate
- dried cranberries
- Optional: pistachios rough chop
INSTRUCTIONS
Starbucks Cranberry Bliss Bars
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Cover a 9×13-inch baking dish with foil or parchment paper for easy cleanup. Spray it with nonstick spray and set it aside.
- In a medium bowl, mix together the flour, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon. Set this mixture aside.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the butter and sugar. Let it cool to room temperature.
- With a mixer, beat in the eggs and vanilla.
- Combine the flour mixture with the butter mixture until just mixed—no streaks of flour should remain.
- Add the cranberries and white chocolate chips to the batter and stir them in.
- Spread the thick batter into the prepared pan.
- Bake for 18-22 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Be careful not to over-bake.
- Let it cool completely on a wire rack for about 2 hours.
- Make the White Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting by using a mixer to blend cream cheese, half of the melted white chocolate, orange zest, and powdered sugar until smooth.
For the Frosting and Toppings:
- Frost the blondies and sprinkle them with cranberries.
- Drizzle the remaining melted white chocolate on top and let it set.
- For a festive touch, add pistachio nuts for green, red, and white Christmas colors. It looks beautiful and tastes delicious too!
Notes:
- To Store Cranberry Bliss Bars: Take the blondies out of the pan and cut them as desired. Keep them tightly sealed in the fridge until ready to serve, for up to 5 days.
- You can freeze the bars for up to six weeks in an airtight container.
- This recipe makes 12 large bars, but you can cut them smaller into squares and triangles.
Pin this delicious recipe on Pinterest to save and share with your foodie friends! Just hover over the end page and click ‘Pin’ to spread the yum.