Cranberry Bliss Bars

Ingredients

Bars
• 3/4 cup butter, cubed
• 1 1/2 cups packed light brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 cup dried cranberries
• 6 ounces white chocolate chips, coarsely chopped
Frosting
• 1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
• 1 cup confectioners' sugar
• 6 ounces white baking chocolate, melted and cooled slightly
• 1/2 cup dried cranberries, chopped

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees, line a 13x9 baking pan with parchment, and spray the bottom and sides with nonstick spray.
2. To make the bars, melt the butter in a medium saucepan and stir in the brown sugar.
3. Transfer to a large bowl and let cool to room temperature.
4. Beat in the eggs and vanilla.
5. Whisk the flour, baking powder, salt and cinnamon together and gradually add to the butter mixture. Stir in cranberries and white chocolate chips.
6. Spread evenly in the prepared pan and bake for about 20 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean.
7. Cool on a wire rack.
8. To make the frosting, beat the cream cheese and confectioners' sugar in the bowl of a stand mixer. Gradually add half of the melted white chocolate and beat until smooth.
9. Frost the bars, then sprinkle with cranberries.
10. Drizzle with remaining melted white chocolate.
11. Cut into triangles, and keep in the refirgerator