Cranberry Blondie Bars

Blondie Layer

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees
2. In a large mixing bowl, add butter, brown sugar and cane sugar. Mix to combine, then mix in eggs and vanilla extract.
3. In a separate bowl, add flour, baking soda and salt, stirring to combine. Add half the dry ingredients, mix to combine, add remaining dry ingredients and mix again. Stir in dried cranberries and white chocolate chunks. Do not over-mix.
4. Line a 13-x-9-inch pan with parchment paper; transfer batter into pan and spread evenly.
5. Bake for 20 to 22 minutes, until edges are golden but before center is firmly set.*
6. Remove from pan and set aside to cool.

Frosting

1. In a large mixing bowl, beat cream cheese and butter together until fluffy. Mix in powdered sugar one cup at a time. Add orange zest and stir to combine.
2. Once bars are fully cooled, spread an even layer of frosting on top. Sprinkle with dried cranberries and drizzle with melted chocolate. Allow 1 hour for frosting to set.
3. Cut the bars into your desired shape! Square or triangle.