With Starbucks' announcement that they plan on starting home delivers, or a coffee club if you will, with their beans I thought a copycat recipe to eat with it would be a good idea!
I'm rather interested to see if having the beans delivered at around $24 per month is a benefit or if waiting for the pre-ground to go on sale in the store is still the better option.
Either way my Asylum runs on coffee!
Credit for this recipe is at the bottom! Make sure you go check out Recipe Girl, they have some great recipes!
cranberry bliss bars
Yield: 2 1/2 dozen bars
Prep Time: 35 min Cook Time: 20 min + cooling time
A white- chocolate cranberry blondies recipe that is very reminiscent of Starbuck's Cranberry Bliss Bars.
Ingredients:
BLONDIE LAYER:
3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) salted butter, cubed
1 1/2 cups packed light brown sugar
2 large 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 baking chocolate, coarsely chopped
FROSTING:
1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
1 cup powdered sugar, sifted
6 ounces white baking chocolate, melted
1/2 cup dried cranberries, chopped
Directions:
1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Spray a 13x9-inch baking dish with nonstick spray.
2. Prepare the blondie layer: In a medium bowl, melt butter for one minute in the microwave; stir in brown sugar. Scrape the butter & sugar into a large bowl and let cool to room temperature. Use an electric mixer to beat in the eggs and vanilla. In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, salt and cinnamon; gradually add the dry mixture to the butter mixture. Stir in the cranberries and chopped chocolate (the batter will be thick).
3. Spread the blondie batter into the prepared pan. Bake for 18-21 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean (do not overbake). Cool completely on a wire rack.
4. Prepare the frosting: In a large bowl, use an electric mixer to beat the cream cheese and powdered sugar until well-blended. Gradually add half of the melted white chocolate; beat until blended. Frost brownies. Sprinkle with cranberries. Drizzle with remaining melted white chocolate. Cut into bars- square or triangle-shaped. Store in the refrigerator until ready to serve.
Tips:
*If you'd like to add an orange flavor to these bars, add 1 tablespoon grated orange zest to the frosting.
Source: RecipeGirl.com (Adapted slightly from Taste of Home)
