White Chocolate Cranberry Blondies |
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Prep Time: 8 Minutes Cook Time: 25 Minutes |
Ready In: 33 Minutes Servings: 6 |
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[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. 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 |
Directions:
1. FOR THE BLONDIE ~ In a microwave-safe bowl, melt butter.
2. Stir in brown sugar, then transfer to a large mixing bowl & cool to room temperature.
3. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F & grease a 13 x9 baking dish.
4. Beat in eggs & vanilla.
5. In another bowl whisk together flour, baking powder, salt & cinnamon, then gradually this flour mixture to butter mixture.
6. Stir in cranberries & chopped chocolate ~ Batter will be thick.
7. Spread into prepared baking dish & bake 18-21 minutes or until tootpick inserted near center comes out clean (DO NOT OVERBAKE!).
8. Cool on wire rack.
9. FOR THE FROSTING ~ In a large mixing bowl, beat cream cheese, powdered sugar & zest until blended.
10. Gradually add half the melted chocolate, & beat until blended.
11. Frost blondies, then sprinkle with chopped dried cranberries.
12. Drizzle with remaining melted chocolate.
13. Cut into bars & store in refrigerator.
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