White Chocolate Cranberry Blondies

By Daze13

Ingredients

• Frosting:
• 3/4 cup butter, cubed
• 1 1/2 cups packed brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 3/4 tsp vanilla extract
• 2 1/4 cups all purpose flour
• 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/8 tsp cinnamon
• 1/2 cup dried cranberries
• 6 sqs (1 ounce each) white baking chocolate, coursely chopped
• 1 pkg (8ounces) cream cheese, softened
• 1 cup confectioners sugar
• 1 tbsp grated orange peel, optional
• 6 sps (1 ounce each) white baking chocolate, melted
• 1/2 up dried cranberries, chopped

Details

Servings 30

Preparation

Step 1

In a microwave safe bowl, melt butter; stir in brown sugar. Transer to a large bow; cool to room temp. Beat in the eggs and vanilla. Combine flour, baking powder, salt and cinnamon; gradually add to butter mixture. Stir in cranberries and chopped chocolate. Batter will be thick.
Spread int a greased 9x13 inch pan. Bake at 350 for 18-21 minutes or until toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean (do not over bake). Cool on a wire rack

For frosting, in a large bowl, beat the cream cheese, confectioners sugar and orange peel until blended. Gradually add half of the melted chocolate; beat until blended. frost brownies. Sprinkle with cranberries. Drizzle with remaining melted chocolate. Cut into bars.
Store in refrigerator

Makes 2 1/2 dozen