Cranberry Bliss Bar

This was a new recipe this year (I've seen some of you have pinned it too), that will definitely become a holiday tradition around here! I love the combination of warm ginger, cranberries and white chocolate, add some icing and how could you go wrong? Lyndon said, I have to save the whole batch for him, no sharing these bars ;)

 

Cranberry Bliss Bars

1 c. butter, softened
3/4 c. brown sugar
1/2 c. granulated sugar
3 eggs
1 1/2 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp. ginger
1/4 tsp. salt
1 1/2 c. flour
3/4 c. dried cranberries, diced
6 oz. white chocolate, cut into chunks (I used the wafers you find in the bulk section and put them through my food processor for a few seconds)

Cream together butter and sugars until smooth. Add eggs, vanilla, ginger and salt, beat well. Gradually mix in the flour until smooth. Stir in cranberries and chocolate. Spread evenly into a well-greased 9x13 and bake at 350 for 35 minutes (until lightly browned at the edges). Allow to cool then ice:

4 oz. cream cheese (half a brick)
3 c. icing sugar
4 tsp. lemon juice
1/2 tsp. vanilla
1/4 c. dried cranberries, diced

Cream cream cheese, icing sugar, lemon juice and vanilla until smooth. Frost cooled cake and sprinkle with cranberries. Then drizzle with glaze:

1/2 c. icing sugar
1 Tbsp. milk
2 tsp. shortening

Whisk together glaze ingredients and drizzle over cranberries. I found the easiest way to do this was to put the glaze in a sandwich bag and cut the corner off, then drizzle over the cranberries. Allow the bars to sit for several hours before cutting, they look really pretty when you cut them in triangles, enjoy :)