Best Vanilla Chip Cranberry Blondies Recipes

WHITE CHOCOLATE CRANBERRY BLONDIES

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Friends sometimes ask me to make these for wedding receptions. For a fancier presentation, I cut the bars into triangle shapes and drizzle white chocolate over each one individually. -Erika Busz, Kent, Washington

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories Desserts

Time 55m

Yield 3 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 16

Ingredients

3/4 cup butter, cubed
1-1/2 cups packed light brown sugar
2 large eggs, room temperature
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 confectioners' sugar
1 tablespoon grated orange zest, optional
6 ounces white baking chocolate, melted
1/2 cup dried cranberries, chopped

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350°. In a large microwave-safe bowl, melt the butter; stir in the brown sugar. Cool slightly., Add eggs, 1 egg at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. In another bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, salt and cinnamon; stir into butter mixture. Stir in cranberries and chopped chocolate (batter will be thick). Spread into a greased 13x9-in. pan., Bake until golden brown and a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean (do not overbake), 18-21 minutes. Cool completely on a wire rack., For frosting, beat cream cheese, confectioners' sugar and, if desired, orange zest until smooth. Gradually beat in half of the melted white chocolate; spread over blondies. Sprinkle with cranberries; drizzle with remaining melted chocolate., Cut into triangles. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 198 calories, Fat 9g fat (6g saturated fat), Cholesterol 27mg cholesterol, Sodium 100mg sodium, Carbohydrate 28g carbohydrate (22g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 2g protein.

CRANBERRY BLONDIES

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Blondies were my favorite cookie bar as a child. My grandmother made them the best! Here is a modified version of her recipe, which I adapted to use up some of the mega-bag of fresh cranberries that I bought at Costco. I think she would have liked these.

Provided by Susiecat too

Categories Bar Cookie

Time 1h

Yield 24 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 12

Ingredients

2/3 cup butter
2 cups brown sugar, packed
3 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 cup flour
1 cup rolled oats
2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups chocolate chips
1 cup coconut
1 1/2 cups chopped pecans
2 cups fresh cranberries, chopped

Steps:

Spray 9 x 13 pan with nonstick spray, and preheat oven to 375°F.
Cream butter and add brown sugar gradually.
Add eggs one at a time, beating constantly.
Add vanilla, mix well.
Sift together flour, oats, baking powder and salt.
Add a little at a time to the wet mixture.
Mix in chips, coconut, nuts and cranberries.
Press into prepared pan and bake for 40-45 minutes.
Cool before cutting.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 281.1, Fat 16.4, SaturatedFat 7.8, Cholesterol 40, Sodium 141.4, Carbohydrate 33.7, Fiber 2.7, Sugar 24.4, Protein 3.3

WHITE CHOCOLATE CRANBERRY BLONDIES

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Although this recipe comes from Taste of Home Best Holiday Recipes, 2008, it has been tweaked to better suit my preferences -- After all, I LOVE CRANBERRIES! [NOTE of 7 Dec 08: I appreciate chef NurseJaney bringing to my attention (AFTER she'd tried making this recipe) that there MIGHT be an error in an ingredient amount! Sure enough, instead of the correct 2 1/4 cups of flour, I'd inadvertantly stated it as 1 1/4 cups! My sincere apologies!]

Provided by Sydney Mike

Categories Dessert

Time 33m

Yield 2 1/2 dozen, 30 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 15

Ingredients

3/4 cup unsalted butter, cubed
1 1/2 cups light brown sugar, packed
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
3/4 cup dried cranberries
6 (1 ounce) white chocolate baking squares, coarsely chopped
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
1 cup powdered sugar
1 tablespoon orange zest, minced
6 (1 ounce) white chocolate baking squares, melted
3/4 cup dried cranberries, chopped

Steps:

FOR THE BLONDIE ~ In a microwave-safe bowl, melt butter.
Stir in brown sugar, then transfer to a large mixing bowl & cool to room temperature.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F & grease a 13"x9" baking dish.
Beat in eggs & vanilla.
In another bowl whisk together flour, baking powder, salt & cinnamon, then gradually this flour mixture to butter mixture.
Stir in cranberries & chopped chocolate ~ Batter will be thick.
Spread into prepared baking dish & bake 18-21 minutes or until tootpick inserted near center comes out clean (DO NOT OVERBAKE!).
Cool on wire rack.
FOR THE FROSTING ~ In a large mixing bowl, beat cream cheese, powdered sugar & zest until blended.
Gradually add half the melted chocolate, & beat until blended.
Frost blondies, then sprinkle with chopped dried cranberries.
Drizzle with remaining melted chocolate.
Cut into bars & store in refrigerator.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 227, Fat 11.3, SaturatedFat 6.9, Cholesterol 36.2, Sodium 80, Carbohydrate 29.5, Fiber 0.5, Sugar 21.5, Protein 2.7

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