Cranberry Bliss Bars

Name: Cranberry Bliss Bars
Total time: 55
Yield: 16
Ingredients: 3 cups confectioners' sugar; 0.5 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened; 1 tablespoon lemon juice; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 cup packed dark brown sugar; 0.75 cup butter, softened; 3 eggs; 2 tablespoons minced candied ginger; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 0.5 teaspoon salt; 1.5 cups all-purpose flour; 0.5 teaspoon baking powder; 0.75 cup chopped sweetened dried cranberries (such as Craisins®); 1 cup white chocolate chips; 0.25 cup chopped sweetened dried cranberries (such as Craisins®); 2 tablespoons minced candied ginger; 0.5 cup confectioners' sugar; 1 tablespoon heavy whipping cream

Recipe by CookieEater from allrecipes.com

Dessert 55 Mins.

Ingredients

16 servings

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3 cups confectioners' sugar
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0.5 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
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1 tablespoon lemon juice
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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1 cup packed dark brown sugar
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0.75 cup butter, softened
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3 eggs
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2 tablespoons minced candied ginger
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract

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0.5 teaspoon salt
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1.5 cups all-purpose flour
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0.5 teaspoon baking powder
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0.75 cup chopped sweetened dried cranberries (such as Craisins®)
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1 cup white chocolate chips
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0.25 cup chopped sweetened dried cranberries (such as Craisins®)
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2 tablespoons minced candied ginger
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0.5 cup confectioners' sugar
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1 tablespoon heavy whipping cream

Instructions

Beat 3 cups confectioners' sugar, cream cheese, lemon or orange juice, and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract together in a large bowl using an electric mixer until frosting is smooth. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate while preparing cake.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Butter a 9x13-inch baking pan.
Beat brown sugar and butter together in a large bowl using an electric mixer until smooth; beat in eggs, 1 at a time, until smooth. Stir 2 tablespoons ginger, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, and salt into brown sugar-butter mixture until incorporated.
Beat flour and baking powder into brown sugar-butter mixture until batter is smooth; fold in 3/4 cup dried cranberries and white chocolate chips. Pour batter into the prepared baking pan, spreading evenly.
Bake in the preheated oven until cake is lightly browned and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 30 minutes. Cool cake completely.
Spread frosting evenly over cake; sprinkle with 1/4 cup dried cranberries and 2 tablespoons ginger.
Whisk 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar and cream together in a bowl until smooth; drizzle over frosted cake. Cover cake with plastic wrap and refrigerate until chilled, about 2 hours.
Cut cake in half lengthwise and each half into 8 equal rectangles. Cut each rectangle in half diagonally, creating 16 triangle-shaped bars.