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White Chocolate-Cranberry Cookie Bars

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  • Prep 20 min
  • Total 1 hr 45 min
  • Servings 24
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Soft-baked sugar cookie bars, studded with cranberries and white chocolate chips, are finished with cream cheese frosting and more cranberries for the perfect holiday treat!
Created May 7, 2018
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Ingredients

  • 1 pouch Betty Crocker™ sugar cookie mix
  • 1/2 cup butter, softened
  • 125 g (half 250 g package) cream cheese, softened
  • 1 egg
  • 1/4 cup coarsely chopped dried cranberries
  • 1/2 cup white chocolate baking chips
  • 1 package (250 g) cream cheese, softened
  • 1/4 cup butter, softened
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 1/2 cups icing sugar
  • 1/3 cup coarsely chopped dried cranberries

Steps

  •  
    1
    Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 13x9-inch pan with cooking spray.
  •  
    2
    In large bowl, stir cookie mix, 1/2 cup softened butter, 125 g cream cheese and egg with spoon until soft dough forms. Stir in 1/4 cup cranberries and the white chips. Spread dough in bottom of pan. Bake 20 to 23 minutes or until golden brown. Cool completely on cooling rack, about 1 hour.
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    3
    In large bowl, beat 250 g cream cheese and 1/4 cup softened butter with electric mixer on medium-high speed until smooth. Beat in vanilla. On low speed, beat in icing sugar until frosting is smooth and creamy. Spread frosting over top of bars; sprinkle 1/3 cup cranberries over frosting. Cut into 6 rows by 4 rows. Store covered in refrigerator.

Expert Tips

  • Tip 1
    To quickly soften cream cheese, remove from wrapper and place on microwavable plate; microwave uncovered on High about 15 seconds or just until softened.
  • Tip 2
    The secret for cutting bars easily is to line pan with heavy-duty or nonstick foil. When it is time to cut bars, just lift by foil out of pan, and cut. This also makes cleanup extra easy.

Nutrition Information

240 Calories, 13g Total Fat, 2g Protein, 30g Total Carbs, 22g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 24
Calories
240
Total Fat
13g
Saturated Fat
8g
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
40mg
Sodium
170mg
Total Carbs
30g
Dietary Fiber
0g
Sugars
22g
Protein
2g
% Daily Value*:
Exchanges:
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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