Best White Chocolate Cranberry Bars Recipes

WHITE CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE BARS WITH OATMEAL AND CRANBERRY

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking pan.
• Beat butter, brown sugar, and white sugar together in a mixing bowl using an electric mixer until creamy. Add eggs and vanilla extract; continue mixing until well blended.
• Add flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt to sugar mixture; mix well. Stir in oats, cranberries, and white chocolate chips. Pour into the prepared baking pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of the bars comes out clean, 25 to 28 minutes.
• Remove baking pan from the oven and let stand for 30 minutes. Cut into bars.

WHITE CHOCOLATE CRANBERRY CHEESECAKE COOKIE BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.
• Beat brown sugar and butter together in a bowl using an electric mixer until smooth and creamy. Add 1 egg, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, and almond extract; mix until combined. Stir flour and salt into creamed mixture until crust mixture is well combined; fold in white chocolate chips and dried cranberries. Press crust mixture into the prepared baking dish.
• Beat sweetened condensed milk and cream cheese together in a bowl using an electric mixer until well combined. Add 2 eggs, lemon zest, and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; beat well. Spread cream cheese mixture over crust mixture.
• Whisk cherry preserves in a small bowl until runny. Drop spoonfuls of cherry preserves over cream cheese mixture layer. Lightly draw a knife through cream cheese mixture creating a swirling pattern.
• Bake in the preheated oven until cheesecake is lightly browned and crust pulls away from sides of dish, 35 to 40 minutes. Cool and refrigerate before serving, at least 1 hour.

WHITE CHOCOLATE CRANBERRY BARS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Line 13x9-inch pan with foil, leaving 2 inches of foil overhanging at 2 opposite sides of pan; spray foil with cooking spray.
• In large bowl, beat butter and brown sugar with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended. Beat in eggs and vanilla. On low speed, beat in flour, baking powder and salt until blended. Stir in baking chips, walnuts and cranberries. Spread in pan.
• Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until golden brown and set. Cool completely in pan on cooling rack. Use foil to lift from pan. Cut into 6 rows by 4 rows.

OATMEAL CRANBERRY WHITE CHOCOLATE COOKIE BARS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 9-inch square pan with cooking spray.
• In large bowl, stir cookie mix, softened butter, water, egg and cinnamon with spoon until soft dough forms. Reserve 1/4 cup of the chopped white chocolate for topping. Stir remaining chopped white chocolate and the cranberries into dough. Spread dough in bottom of pan.
• Bake 25 to 29 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean and edges are golden brown. Cool completely on cooling rack, about 1 hour 30 minutes.
• In small microwavable bowl, microwave reserved 1/4 cup chopped white chocolate uncovered on Medium (50%) 30 seconds. Stir; continue to microwave in 15-second increments until white chocolate can be stirred smooth. Spoon into small resealable food-storage plastic bag; partially seal bag. Cut off tiny corner of bag. Squeeze bag to pipe over top of bar.
• Refrigerate about 30 minutes or until melted white chocolate is set. For bars, cut into 4 rows by 4 rows. Store covered in airtight container.

CRANBERRY-WHITE CHOCOLATE OATMEAL BARS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Combine flour, oats, brown sugar, and butter in a large bowl. Set 1/2 cup of the mixture aside. Press remaining mixture over the bottom of a 9x13-inch glass baking dish.
• Bake in the preheated oven until firm, about 10 minutes.
• Pour sweetened condensed milk over the crust. Sprinkle cranberries, walnuts, chocolate chips, and orange zest over the milk. Top with the reserved oat mixture; press down lightly.
• Continue baking until lightly browned, about 25 minutes. Cool completely before cutting into 12 bars.

WHITE CHOCOLATE CRANBERRY GRANOLA BARS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the first seven ingredients. Combine the flour, baking soda, cinnamon and allspice; stir into sugar mixture. Stir in the oats, cereal, chips, cranberries and walnuts., Press into a 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350° for 18-20 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on a wire rack. Cut into bars. Store in an airtight container.

WHITE CHOCOLATE CRANBERRY-ORANGE BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Line a 13x9-in. pan with foil, letting ends extend up sides; grease foil. In a bowl, mix flour and brown sugar; cut in butter until crumbly. Press onto bottom of prepared pan. Bake until light golden brown, 10-12 minutes. Cool on a wire rack., For filling, whisk together egg, milk, orange zest and extract until blended; stir in baking chips and cranberries. Spread evenly over crust. Bake until top is golden brown, 20-25 minutes longer. Cool 15 minutes in pan on a wire rack. Lifting with foil, remove bars from pan. Cut into bars. Refrigerate leftovers. Freeze option: Freeze cooled bars in freezer containers, separating layers with waxed paper. To use, thaw before serving.

WHITE CHOCOLATE CRANBERRY BARS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Generously grease a 9x13-inch baking pan.
• Prepare cake: Beat brown sugar and butter with an electric mixer until smooth. Add eggs, vanilla, ginger, and salt; beat until well combined. Gradually beat in flour until smooth. Stir in cranberries and white chocolate chips with a spoon. Pour batter into the prepared baking pan and spread evenly.
• Bake in the preheated oven until light brown, 30 to 35 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool, about 30 to 45 minutes.
• Prepare frosting: Beat cream cheese, powdered sugar, lemon juice, and vanilla with an electric mixer until smooth.
• Spread frosting over cooled cake, then sprinkle chopped cranberries over top. Let sit for 3 hours. Cut in thirds down the length of the pan, then in quarters across the width. Then cut each square diagonally to create 24 triangular pieces.

WHITE CHOCOLATE CRANBERRY POPCORN BARS

Steps:

• Spray 13x9-inch baking pan and large bowl with cooking spray.
• Prepare popcorn according to package directions. Remove all unpopped kernels. Combine popped corn, cranberries, morsels and almonds in bowl.
• Place marshmallows and butter in 8-cup glass measure. Microwave on HIGH 2 minutes or until smooth when stirred. Immediately pour over popcorn mixture; toss until coated evenly. Place in pan. Moisten hands with water; press mixture evenly into pan. Allow to cool. Cut into 24 bars.

CRANBERRY WHITE CHOCOLATE OATMEAL BARS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees.
• Beat together butter and sungars until creamy.
• Add eggs and vanilla; beat well.
• Add combined flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt; mix well.
• Stir in oats, crasins and white chips; mix well.
• Put into ungreased 9x13 metal pan.
• bake 30-35 minutes.

WHITE CHOCOLATE-CRANBERRY COOKIE BARS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 13x9-inch pan with cooking spray.
• In large bowl, stir cookie mix, 1/2 cup softened butter, 4 oz cream cheese and egg with spoon until soft dough forms. Stir in 1/4 cup cranberries and the white chips. Spread dough in bottom of pan. Bake 20 to 23 minutes or until golden brown. Cool completely on cooling rack, about 1 hour.
• In large bowl, beat 8 oz cream cheese and 1/4 cup softened butter with electric mixer on medium-high speed until smooth. Beat in vanilla. On low speed, beat in powdered sugar until frosting is smooth and creamy. Spread frosting over top of bars; sprinkle 1/3 cup cranberries over frosting. Cut into 6 rows by 4 rows. Store covered in refrigerator.

~ WHITE CHOCOLATE CRANBERRY ALMOND BARS & GLAZE ~

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350 degree F. Grease a 9 x 13 baking dish. In a large bowl, beat butter, sugars and egg until well blended. Beat in the baking powder, vanilla and flour. Fold in the almonds, chocolate and cranberries. Mix evenly.
• 2. Spread mixture into prepared pan.
• 3. Bake for 35 - 40 minutes or until pick comes out clean. Cool on rack
• 4. Glaze: In a small bowl, whisk all glaze ingredients together. Add more cream or milk if needed for desired consistency.
• 5. Drizzle or spread over cooled bars.

WHITE CHOCOLATE-CRANBERRY BARS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pan). Grease bottom only and lightly flour 13x9-inch pan, or spray with baking spray with flour.
• In large bowl, mix cake mix, butter, water and eggs with spoon until dough forms (some dry mix will remain). Stir in cranberries and baking chips. Spread evenly in pan.
• Bake 22 to 26 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely, about 1 hour. For bars, cut into 6 rows by 4 rows. Store loosely covered.

WHITE CHOCOLATE CRANBERRY LAYER BARS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Line 9-inch square pan with heavy-duty foil. Spray foil with cooking spray.
• In food processor or blender, place cereal. Cover; process until cereal is finely crushed. In medium bowl, mix crushed cereal with melted butter. Press in bottom of pan.
• Pour condensed milk over crumb mixture. Top evenly with white vanilla baking chips, dried cranberries and pecans.
• Bake 28 to 33 minutes or until top is golden brown. Cool completely, about 1 1/2 hours. For bars, cut into 4 rows by 4 rows.

WHITE CHOCOLATE CRANBERRY BLONDIE BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
• In a large bowl, beat butter and brown sugar until fluffy. Add vanilla, and eggs. Gradually add flour, baking powder, and salt to the mixture. Fold in the remaining chips into the batter (reserve 1/3 cup white chips for topping). Fold in 1 cup cranberries (reserve 1/2 cup for topping). Spread the batter evenly into a 9x13 inch pan.
• Bake for 20 to 25 minutes. Let cool.
• Prepare the frosting. In a medium bowl, mix together the butter, cream cheese and Grand Marnier or vanilla. With the mixer on low speed, add half the powdered sugar, mix well and then add the rest and mix until smooth and creamy.
• Frost the bars. Then sprinkle with the remaining 1/2 cup cranberries.
• Melt the remaining chips and pipe in a small stream over the top.

WHITE CHOCOLATE CRANBERRY GRANOLA BARS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the first seven ingredients.
• Combine the flour, baking soda, cinnamon and allspice; stir into sugar mixture.
• Stir in the oats, cereal, chips, cranberries and walnuts.
• Press into a 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan coated with cooking spray.
• Bake at 350° for 18-20 minutes or until golden brown.
• Cool on a wire rack.
• Cut into bars.
• Store in an airtight container.

WHITE CHOCOLATE CRANBERRY LAYER BARS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Line 9-inch square pan with heavy-duty foil. Spray foil with cooking spray.
• In food processor or blender, place cereal. Cover; process until cereal is finely crushed. In medium bowl, mix crushed cereal with melted butter. Press in bottom of pan.
• Pour condensed milk over crumb mixture. Top evenly with white vanilla baking chips, dried cranberries and pecans.
• Bake 28 to 33 minutes or until top is golden brown. Cool completely, about 1 1/2 hours. For bars, cut into 4 rows by 4 rows.

WHITE CHOCOLATE CRANBERRY GRANOLA BARS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the first seven ingredients. Combine the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and allspice; stir into sugar mixture. Stir in the oats, cereal, chips, cranberries, and walnuts. Press into a 13x9-inch baking pan coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350 for 18-20 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on a wire rack. Cut into bars. Store in an airtight container.

WHITE CHOCOLATE-CRANBERRY BARS

Steps:

• 1- Heat oven to 350°. Grease bottom only of rectangular pan, 13 x 9 x 2 inches, with shortening lightly flour.2- Mix cake mix, butter, water and eggs in large bowl with spoon until dough forms (some dry mix will remain). Stir in cranberries and white baking chips. Spread evenly in pan.3- Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely, about 1 hour. For bars, cut into 6 rows by 4 rows.High Altitude (3500 to 6500 feet): Bake 25 to 30 minutes. When melting white baking chips and chocolate chips with shortening as directed in Betty's Tip, use 1 1/2 teaspoons to 1 tablespoon shortening so melted mixture is thin enough to drizzle.1 Bar: Calories 210 (Calories from Fat 80) Fat 9g (Saturated 5g) Cholesterol 25mg Sodium 180mg Carbohydrate 30g (Dietary Fiber 0g) Protein 2g. % Daily Value: Vitamin A 2% Vitamin C 0% Calcium 6% Iron 2%.Betty's Tip: These bars look especially festive when topped with white chocolate. To make white chocolate drizzle, melt 1/3 cup white baking chips and 1 1/2 teaspoons shortening in 1-quart saucepan over low heat, stirring frequently, until melted and smooth. Drizzle melted white baking chip mixture over cooled bars. Let stand 30 minutes or until set.From "Betty Crocker's Ultimate Cake Mix Cookbook." Text Copyright 2004 General Mills, Inc. Used with permission of the publisher, Wiley Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved.