Starbucks Cranberry Bliss Bars (copycat)

A few weeks ago Drew and I went out to Denver CO to visit my good friend, Emily and her cute family! While Em and I were out running around the city we stopped at Starbucks… AND fell head-over-heals in LOVE with their Cranberry Bliss Bars! Holy Cow. You’re in for an amazing treat!! True to my I-need-to-duplicate-that-at-home self…. I’ve come up with a very delicious version

Author: www.whatscookingwithruthie.com

Recipe type: Dessert

Prep time: 30 mins

Cook time: 15 mins

Total time: 45 mins

Serves: 36

Ingredients

Dough:
½ C butter, softened
½ C non-fat plain greek yogurt
1 C sugar
2 eggs
2 tsp vanilla
3 C flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
¾ C white chocolate chips
¾ C dried cranberries, coarsely chopped
Frosting:
1 (8oz) cream cheese (I used neufatchel cream cheese), softened
½ C white chocolate chips, melted
1 tsp vanilla
2 C powdered sugar
Toppings:
¾ C dried cranberries, coarsely chopped
¼ C white chocolate chips, melted

Instructions

Dough:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray rimmed cookie sheet with cooking spray. Set aside. In a large mixing bowl combine butter and greek yogurt. Add sugar and mix until light and fluffy (3 minutes). Add 1 egg at a time; mixing well. Add vanilla; mix in. In a medium mixing bowl sift together flour, baking soda, salt. Add dry ingredients to wet 1 C at a time; mixing just until incorporated. Hand stir in ¾ C white chocolate chips and cranberries. Evenly press dough into cookie sheet. Bake 13-15 minutes or until lightly browned. Set on rack to cool completely.
Frosting:
In a medium mixing bowl whip cream cheese until smooth. Add vanilla; mix. In a small microwave bowl melt chocolate chips for 20 seconds, stir, microwave 15 seconds, stir well. Add 1 C powdered sugar; mix. Drizzle in melted chocolate, mix well. Add remaining powdered sugar; mix until incorporated. Spread over cooled cookie sheet, evenly sprinkle cranberries. Melt remaining chocolate chips as directed above. Drizzle with a fork over cranberries. Let chocolate cool and Serve!

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*I must tell you made another batch with 1 (8oz) package of neufatchel cream cheese in place of the 1/2 C greek yogurt and WOW! Loved them even a little bit more (If that’s possible?)

**if you want a more buttery tasting bar replace the 1/2 C greek yogurt with 1/2 C butter! I like to make my recipes as skinny as possible while keeping amazing flavor but I think it would taste exactly like Starbucks with the full butter (and full calories .

Starbucks Cranberry Bliss Bars (copycat) is such a wonderful combination of Cranberries and White Chocolate nestled up together to make a festive Holiday treat!

Here are a couple of photo’s from our fun trip to Denver, Rob and Emily took us to see the Bronco’s play AND they won too so that was exciting!

Starbucks Cranberry Bliss Bar by whatscookingwithruthie.com

Ruthie and Em

Ruthie and Drew

Starbucks Cranberry Bliss Bars by whatscookingwithruthie.com

Em and Rob

Bronco’s Touchdown!

One last photo of Emily’s dog, Millie and our dog, Lila… they’re sisters and from the same litter- this was the first time they’d seen each other since we got them as puppies! (click here to see them as puppies!) We were SO glad they liked each other and had a fun time running and playing and doing dog stuff together

Lila (black) and Millie (white) hanging out!

I hope you love these Starbucks Cranberry Bliss Bars (copycat) and that you all have a super awesome Wednesday! Make sure to get entered in the giveaway going on right now!! Christmas Wish List Giveaway 10 awesome prizes and a Blend Tec Blender

Love,

Ruthie

Oh, PS~ I have another copycat from Starbucks… Spinach and Feta Breakfast Wrap This recipe is quite popular and just as tasty!!