White Chocolate Cranberry Blondies

By aamundson

Ingredients

• Cooking Spray
• 1 cup Dried Cranberries
• 2 cups hot water
• 3/4 cup Unsalted Butter, softened
• 1-1/2 cups Brown Sugar
• 4 teaspoons Pure Vanilla
• 1 Large Egg
• 1-1/2 cups All Purpose Flour
• 1 teaspoon Baking Powder*
• 1/2 teaspoon Iodized Salt
• 1 cup White Chocolate Baking Morsels

Details

Servings 24
Preparation time 15mins
Cooking time 35mins

Preparation

Step 1

1.Preheat oven to 350°. Coat a medium sheet pan with cooking spray and line with parchment paper.
2. In a small bowl, rehydrate the dried cranberries by combining with hot water. Let sit for one minute. Drain.
3. In a medium bowl, cream together the butter and brown sugar with an electric mixer. Add the vanilla and eggs, one at a time.
4. In a medium bowl, combine the flour, baking powder and salt. Add to the butter mixture and mix to combine.
5. Fold in the cranberries and white chocolate morsels. Evenly press the batter into prepared pan.
6. Bake for 18-20 minutes until the top is a light golden brown. Allow to cool for 20 minutes.
7. Cut into squares or create shapes with holiday cookie cutters.Yield: 24.