Cranberry Bliss Bars

Your favorite holiday coffee shop treat but better ☃️🎉 These indulgent bars start with a soft blondie filled with cranberries and white chocolate chips and a burst of flavor from our Natural Orange Artisan and Orange Zest Extract, THEN we top them off with a tangy cream cheese frosting flavored with a dash of our Orange Zest Extract.... and the final touch, a sprinkle of cranberries and drizzle of white chocolate.

Ingredients

CRANBERRY BLONDIE

• 1 cup (2 sticks) butter, melted
• 1 1/2 cups packed brown sugar
•  2 eggs
• 2 tbsp. Amoretti® Natural Orange Artisan Flavor
• ½ tsp. Amoretti® Orange Zest Extract Water Soluble
• 1 tsp. Amoretti® Vanilla Bean Paste
• 1 tsp. baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups all purpose flour
• 1 cup white chocolate chips
• 3/4 cup dried cranberries

CREAM CHEESE FROSTING 

• 8 oz. cream cheese, softened
• 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
• ¼ tsp. Amoretti® Orange Zest Extract Water Soluble
• ½ tsp Amoretti® Madagascar Bourbon Vanilla Extract Extract
• 1/3 cup dried cranberries, chopped
• 2 oz. white chocolate chips

Directions

CRANBERRY BLONDIE

1. Preheat oven to 350 F and line a 15x10 baking sheet with parchment paper
2. With an electric mixer beat together butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy.
3. Mix in eggs, Orange Artisan, Orange Zest Extract and Vanilla Extract. Mix until well incorporated.
4. Add salt, flour and baking powder to the bowl and mix until incorporated. Pour in cranberries and white chocolate chips and mix one last time until well dispersed.
5. Evenly spread dough onto prepared baking sheet and bake for 220-25 minutes.

CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

1. With an electric mixer cream together cream cheese and powdered sugar.
2. Mix in Orange Zest Extract and Vanilla Extract.
3. Once cookie has cooled top it with the cream cheese frosting and sprinkle with chopped cranberries.
4. Melt the chocolate in a microwave or double broiler and drizzle on tope of the bars
5. Slice and enjoy!