Cranberry Bars Cream Cheese Frosting Food

CRANBERRY BARS WITH CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Gradually beat in eggs, sour cream and extracts. In a small bowl, whisk flour, baking powder and salt; gradually beat into creamed mixture. Fold in baking chips, cranberries and walnuts. Spread into a greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan., Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 25-30 minutes. Cool completely in pan on a wire rack., For frosting, in a small bowl, beat cream cheese, butter and vanilla until smooth. Beat in confectioners' sugar; spread over top. Sprinkle with cranberries. Cut into bars or triangles. Refrigerate leftovers.

CRANBERRY BARS WITH CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Spray bottom and sides of 15x10x1-inch pan with cooking spray.
• In large bowl, beat granulated sugar, 3/4 cup butter, 2 teaspoons vanilla and the eggs with electric mixer on medium speed, scraping bowl frequently, until well mixed. Beat in flour, baking soda and salt on low speed. Continue beating on low speed, scraping bowl frequently, until well mixed. Stir in cranberry-orange sauce. Spread in pan.
• Bake 30 to 40 minutes or until edges are golden brown. Cool completely in pan on wire rack, about 30 minutes.
• In small bowl, beat 1/3 cup butter, the cream cheese and 1 teaspoon vanilla on medium speed 1 to 2 minutes, scraping bowl frequently, until well mixed. Continue beating on low speed, gradually adding powdered sugar and enough milk until spreadable. Spread frosting over bars; sprinkle with walnuts. For bars, cut into 8 rows by 6 rows. Store covered in refrigerator.

CRANBERRY BARS WITH CREAM CHEESE TOPPING

Steps:

• In a mixer, blend 2 tablespoons softened butter and 8-ounce brick of Philadelphia Cream Cheese until smooth.
• Add 1 cup powdered sugar and mix until uniform. Add 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract, 1 cup melted white chocolate chips, and 1/2 tablespoon orange zest. Mix until uniform.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. In a mixer, or by hand, combine 1 cup of butter with 1 1/2 cups brown sugar until smooth. Add 1 teaspoon vanilla extract and 2 eggs, and mix.
• In a separate bowl, mix 2 cups flour, 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder, 1 teaspoon ground ginger, and 1/4 teaspoon salt until uniform.
• Little by little, blend dry mixture with wet mixture until smooth. To mixture, add 1/2 cup dried cranberries and 1 cup white chocolate chips, and mix until uniform.
• Spray a 13-by-9-inch baking pan with nonstick oil and press mixture into pan corner to corner to form a uniform layer. Bake for 20 minutes, then cool. Once cooled, flip pan over and remove the layer as a whole. Be careful not to break it.
• Frost the top with cream cheese frosting, sprinkle with dried cranberries, and drizzle with melted white chocolate.
• Put in the freezer for 30 minutes to harden bars, which makes them easier to cut. Remove from freezer and cut triangle-shaped bars to your desired size, and serve.

CRANBERRY BARS & CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 13 x 9 baking pan.
• 2. In bowl, cream together butter and sugar. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Add flour, salt, baking powder, cranberries and nuts.
• 3. Spread batter into pan. Batter will be thick ( If too thick, add about 1/3 cup buttermilk or milk to loosen some.)
• 4. Bake in preheated oven 35 to 40 minutes. Cool completely.
• 5. Frosting: In bowl, beat together all ingredients.
• 6. Spread on cooled bars and cut into small squares...enjoy!

CRANBERRY BARS WITH CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Steps:

• Cream sugar and butter, add eggs.
• Add the rest of the ingredients, batter will be very stiff.
• Spread in a greased 13x9 pan.
• Bake 40 to 45 minutes at 350 (325 if using a glass pan).
• Spread frosting on when cool.
• They are really good chilled before serving.

FROSTED PUMPKIN CRANBERRY BARS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the first six ingredients. In another bowl, whisk the eggs, pumpkin and butter; stir into dry ingredients until well combined. Stir in cranberries. , Spread into a greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack. , For frosting, in a large heavy saucepan, cook butter over medium heat for 5-7 minutes or until golden brown. Pour into a large bowl; beat in the confectioners' sugar, vanilla and enough milk to achieve spreading consistency. Frost bars. If desired, sprinkle with finely chopped dried cranberries.,

CRANBERRY BLISS BARS (STARBUCKS COPYCAT)

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees (325 for a glass or dark pan). Prepare a 10x15 by lining it with parchment paper or use a non-stick spray.
• BARS: With an electric mixer, beat together softened butter and sugars 3-5 minutes until light; gently blend in eggs and orange extract (don't overbeat eggs). Add the flour, baking powder, and ginger and beat briefly. Add the cranberries and chips, stirring just until incorporated.
• Spread thick batter in prepared 10x15 pan. Bake 350 for 20-24 minutes until light brown AT EDGES and a skewer tests clean. Don't overbake or your bars will be dry. Let it cool completely. NOTE: If you use a 9x13 pan, the bars will be thicker and will take 26-28 minutes.
• FROSTING: Blend cream cheese and butter until fluffy. Add orange extract and confectioners sugar and beat until frosting is fluffy and spreadable (adding 1 t. milk if needed). Spread evenly over COOLED bars.
• GARNISH: Use a zester to remove rind from an orange; sprinkle zest over frosted bars. Chop 1/3 cup Craisins coarsely; sprinkle over frosted bars.
• DRIZZLE: Mix white chocolate and oil in a glass measuring cup. Microwave 1 minute; stirring every 15 seconds until melted. Use a fork or whisk to drizzle the white chocolate diagonally across the bars.
• Allow one hour for the white chocolate to set before cutting. **To make signature Starbuck triangles, cut into 20 large squares (5 cuts by 4 cuts with the knife). Then cut each square in half diagonally to create triangles.