White Chocolate Cranberry Blondies – Debbie McEwen

By Admin · June 23, 2010 · Leave a comment

¼ cup butter, cubed

1 ½ cups packed brown sugar

2 eggs

¾ tsp vanilla extract

2 ¼ cups flour

1 ½ tsp baking powder

¼ tsp salt

1/8 tsp cinnamon

½ cup dried cranberries

6 oz white baking chocolate (can use white chocolate chips)

In microwave safe bowl melt butter, stir in brown sugar.  Transfer to a large bowl, cool to room temperature.  Beat in the eggs and vanilla.  Combine the flour, baking powder, salt and cinnamon.  Gradually add to butter mixture.  Stir in cranberries and chopped white chocolate or chips.  Batter will be thick.

Spread into greased 9×13 pan. Bake at 350 for 18-21 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. (Do not overbake)  Cool.

Frosting:

1 pkg 8 oz creamed cheese, softened

1 cup powdered sugar

1 TBL grated orange peel, optional

6 oz white baking chocolate or white chocolate chips, melted

½ cup dried cranberries

In large bowl, beat the cream cheese, powdered sugar and orange peel if desired, 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.