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Ingredients

• DOUGH:
• 1 cup unsalted butter melted
• 1 1/3 cup light brown sugar packed
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 2 eggs + 1 egg yolk room temperature
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 2 cups all purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2/3 to 1 cup dried cranberries
• 2/3 to 1 cup white chocolate chips
• 1 teaspoon orange zest
• TOPPING:
• Dried cranberries chopped to sprinkle on top
• Melted white chocolate
• FROSTING:
• 8 ounce cream cheese room temp
• 1/4 cup unsalted butter room temp
• 1 1/2 cup powdered sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Method

1. Heat the oven to 350°F. Whisk the flour, baking powder and salt in one bowl, and in another whisk the melted butter, brown sugar, granulated sugar, eggs, egg yolk and vanilla until smooth.
2. Fold the wet mixture into the dry with a spatula until the batter sits between cake batter and cookie dough in consistency, then mix in the orange zest, white chocolate chips and dried cranberries.
3. Line a 9x9 pan for thick bars or a 9x13 pan for thinner ones with parchment, spread the batter evenly, and bake for 22 to 25 minutes without overbaking — thinner bars will finish faster.
4. Cool the slab for 10 minutes in the pan, then lift it out and cool it completely to room temperature.
5. Beat the cream cheese, butter, powdered sugar and vanilla until fluffy and smooth, and spread the frosting over the cooled slab. Chill until the frosting is firm to the touch so the bars cut cleanly.
6. Cut the slab into large squares, then cut each square diagonally into triangles. Drizzle melted white chocolate over each triangle and sprinkle chopped dried cranberries on top.

Nutrition not computed — no serving count in the source recipe (per-serving values cannot be derived without one).