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    Home » Recipes » Blondies

    Starbucks Cranberry Bliss Bars

    Published: Oct 24, 2021 · by Kim Lange · This post may contain affiliate links ·

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    Homemade Starbucks Cranberry Bliss Bars are the ultimate treat for the holidays! We jazzed up these blondies with dried cranberries and white chocolate chips.  We topped it with a creamy white chocolate cream cheese frosting flecked with orange zest, more white chocolate and a sprinkle of more dried cranberries!

    When you're in the mood for something sweet and tart, these delicious copycat bars will completely transport you there!

    Cranberry Bliss Bars

    What is a Cranberry Bliss Bar?

    It's hard to resist the charm of these bars, especially when they are known as one of Starbucks signature bars. These bliss bars are blondies with dried cranberries, finished with a layer of cream-cheese icing flecked with orange zest and a sprinkle of dried cranberries.  Definitely holiday-worthy!

    We all love our Starbucks!  But, we can make these at home and at a fraction of the cost!  I really  like that idea, because you can make a whole pan of them. We can also gift these to family and friends in a nice tin or package or bring them to party or.  Everyone loves homemade treats, am I right?

    This inviting Starbucks Gingerbread Loaf is also perfect for the holidays!  YUM!!

    Cranberry Bliss Bars that look and taste amazing!

    These bars might sound a little intimidating to make, but I'm here to tell you they are super easy to make!  That's what we love!

    copycat Starbuck's Cranberry Bliss Bars

    Ingredients You Need

    Starbucks Cranberry Bliss Bars

    • all-purpose flour
    • baking powder
    • salt
    • ground cinnamon
    • unsalted butter
    • brown sugar
    • eggs
    • vanilla extract
    • dried cranberries
    • white chocolate chips

    White Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting

    • cream cheese, softened
    • white chocolate chips, melted and divided in half for frosting and topping
    • grated orange zest
    • powdered sugar

    Frosting and Toppings

    • white chocolate
    • dried cranberries
    • Optional: pistachios, rough chop

    How to Make the Starbucks Cranberry Bliss Bars

    1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line a 9x13-inch baking dish with foil or parchment paper, for easy removal. Spray with nonstick spray. Set aside.
    2. Whisk together the flour, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon in a medium bowl and set aside.
    3. In a large bowl whisk together the butter and sugar and let it cool to room temperature.
    4. Using a mixer, beat in the eggs and vanilla.
    5. Add the flour mixture to the butter mixture and mix together until just combined, with no flour streaks.
    6. Stir in the cranberries and white chocolate chips.
    7. Spread the thick blondie batter into the prepared pan.
    8. Bake for 18-22 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean taking care to not over-bake.
    9. Cool completely on a wire rack, about 2 hours.

    How to Make the White Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting

    1. Using a mixer, beat the cream cheese, ½ of the melted white chocolate, orange zest, and powdered sugar until blended.

    Frosting and Toppings for Copycat Starbucks Cranberry Bliss Bars

    1. Frost blondies and sprinkle with cranberries. Drizzle with remaining melted white chocolate on top and let set.
    2. For a jolly touch, toss some pistachio nuts for the green, red and white Christmas colors!  So pretty and tasty too!

    sheet pan of Cranberry Bliss Bars

    How to Store Copycat Starbucks Cranberry Bliss Bars

    • Remove blondies from pan and cut bars as desired. Store in the fridge, tightly sealed until ready to serve, for up to 5 days.

    How Long can you Freeze Cranberry Bliss Bars?

    • You can freeze bars up to six weeks in an airtight container.

    Cranberry Bliss Bars on a plate

    Copycat Starbucks Cranberry Bliss Bars

    These Copycat Starbucks Cranberry Bliss Bars is a most delicious bar for the holidays!

    More Holiday Dessert Recipes!

    • Starbucks Banana Bread
    • Double Stuffed Peanut Butter Cup Cupcakes
    • S'more Chocolate Chip Gooey Bliss Cookies
    • Christmas Eggnog Cranberry Bread Pudding
    • "CopyCat" Starbucks Pumpkin Pound Cake
    • Starbucks CopyCat Lemon Loaf
    • Holiday Cranberry White Chocolate Blondies
    • Pumpkin Cranberry Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Bars
    • Holiday Eggnog Quick Bread
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    Starbucks Cranberry Bliss Bars

    Kim Lange
    Homemade Starbucks Cranberry Bliss Bars are the ultimate treat for the holidays! We jazzed up these blondies with dried cranberries and white chocolate chips.  We topped it with a creamy white chocolate cream cheese frosting flecked with orange zest, more white chocolate and a sprinkle of more dried cranberries!
    5 from 6 votes
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    Prep Time 20 mins
    Cook Time 18 mins
    Course Dessert
    Servings 12 Servings
    Calories

    Ingredients
      

    Starbucks Cranberry Bliss Bars

    • 2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
    • 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
    • ¼ teaspoon salt
    • ⅛ teaspoon ground cinnamon
    • ¾ cup salted butter
    • 1 ½ cups light brown sugar
    • 2 large eggs
    • 1 teaspoon 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 Tablespoon 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 the oven to 350 degrees. Line a 9x13-inch baking dish with foil or parchment paper, for easy removal. Spray with nonstick spray. Set aside.
    • Whisk together the flour, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon in a medium bowl and set aside.
    • In a large bowl whisk together the butter and sugar and let it cool to room temperature.
    • Using a mixer, beat in the eggs and vanilla.
    • Add the flour mixture to the butter mixture and mix together until just combined, with no flour streaks.
    • Stir in the cranberries and white chocolate chips.
    • Spread the thick blondie batter into the prepared pan.
    • Bake for 18-22 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean taking care to not over-bake.
    • Cool completely on a wire rack, about 2 hours.

    White Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting

    • Using a mixer, beat the cream cheese, ½ of the melted white chocolate, orange zest, and powdered sugar until blended.

    Frosting and Toppings

    • Frost blondies and sprinkle with cranberries. Drizzle with remaining melted white chocolate on top and let set.  For a jolly touch, toss some pistachio nuts for the green, red and white Christmas colors!  So pretty and tasty too!

    Notes

    How to Store Cranberry Bliss Bars
    • Remove blondies from pan and cut bars as desired. Store in the fridge, tightly sealed until ready to serve, for up to 5 days.
    • You can freeze bars up to six weeks in an airtight container.
    This recipe is 12 large bars, but you can cut them smaller into squares and triangles.
    Keyword bars, blondies, buttercream frosting, christmas, cranberry, cream cheese, holidays, pistachios, Starbucks, white chocolate
    Tried This Recipe?Let us know how it was by commenting below!

    Recipe slightly adapted from Taste of Home

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    Hi! I'm Kim! As you may know, I'm cookie, brownie and chocolate obsessed! You'll find hundreds of decadent and healthy dessert recipes to choose from here! So, let's bake something easy and never forget the chocolate!

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    1. Ben | Havocinthekitchen says

      October 25, 2021 at 9:44 am

      Blondies with white chocolate and cranberries are one of my favourite type of blondies (As well as cranberries and white chocolate being one of my favourite holiday flavours). I definitely love the cream cheese frosting, too. This gives me a holiday vibe indeed!

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