Description

These Cranberry Bliss Bars will please any Starbuck's fan. You don't even have to drink coffee to enjoy these blissful bars. If you love their bars, you will probably think that these are even better.

Ingredients

• Cake:
• 1 1/2 sticks butter, softened
• 1 1/4 c. packed light brown sugar
• 3 eggs
• 2 T. minced crystallized ginger
• 1 1/2 t. vanilla extract
• 1/2 t. salt
• 1 1/2 c. all-purpose flour
• 1/2 t. baking powder
• 3/4 c. chopped sweetened dried cranberries
• 4 oz. white chocolate, cut into chunks
• Frosting:
• 4 oz.cream cheese, softened
• 3 c. powdered sugar
• 4 t. freshly squeezed lemon juice
• 1 t. vanilla extract
• 1/4 c. chopped sweetened dried cranberries
• Drizzled Icing:
• 1/2 c. powdered sugar
• 1 T. milk
• 2 t. vegetable shortening

Steps

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter a 9 x 13 inch baking pan.
2. Cake:
3. Beat the butter and brown sugar together with an electric mixer until smooth. Add the eggs, ginger, vanilla, and salt; beat well. Gradually mix in the flour and baking powder until smooth. Mix the chopped dried cranberries and white chocolate chunks into the batter by hand. Pour batter into the baking pan. Use a spatula to spread the batter evenly across the pan. Bake 25 - 30 minutes, or until the cake is lightly browned on top. Let cake cool.