Cranberry Bliss Bars Starbucks
This copycat cranberry bliss bars recipe is everything you love about Starbucks’ version — chewy, sweet, and frosted with tangy cream cheese and cranberries.
Equipment
- - 9×13-inch baking pan
- - Parchment paper
- - Mixing bowls
- - Hand or stand mixer
Ingredients
- #### Bar Base:
- - 1 cup unsalted butter softened
- - 1 cup brown sugar
- - 2 large eggs
- - 2 cups all-purpose flour
- - ¾ cup old-fashioned oats
- - 1 tsp baking powder
- - ½ tsp salt
- - 1 cup dried cranberries
- - ½ cup white chocolate chips
- #### Frosting:
- - 8 oz cream cheese softened
- - ¼ cup butter softened
- - 1½–2 cups powdered sugar
- - 1 tsp vanilla extract
- - Zest of 1 orange optional
- #### Topping:
- - Extra cranberries chopped
- - White chocolate shavings or drizzle
- - Orange zest optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a 9x13-inch pan with parchment.
- Cream butter and brown sugar. Beat in eggs.
- In another bowl, mix flour, oats, baking powder, salt. Combine with wet mixture.
- Fold in cranberries and white chocolate. Spread in pan.
- Bake 22–25 minutes. Cool completely.
- Make frosting by beating cream cheese, butter, powdered sugar, vanilla, and zest.
- Frost cooled bars. Top with cranberries and white chocolate.
- Chill slightly. Slice into squares or triangles. Serve.
Notes
- Add orange zest for a flavor boost
- Bars can be frozen up to 3 months
- Chill before slicing for clean cuts
- Bars can be frozen up to 3 months
- Chill before slicing for clean cuts