Cranberry Blondies Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large microwave-safe bowl, melt the butter; stir in the brown sugar. Cool slightly., Add eggs, 1 egg at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. In another bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, salt and cinnamon; stir into butter mixture. Stir in cranberries and chopped chocolate (batter will be thick). Spread into a greased 13x9-in. pan., Bake until golden brown and a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean (do not overbake), 18-21 minutes. Cool completely on a wire rack., For frosting, beat cream cheese, confectioners' sugar and, if desired, orange zest until smooth. Gradually beat in half of the melted white chocolate; spread over blondies. Sprinkle with cranberries; drizzle with remaining melted chocolate., Cut into triangles. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Butter and flour a 9 by 13-inch glass baking dish.
• Put the sugar in a large bowl. Melt the butter in a small skillet or in the microwave in a glass measuring cup. Stir the butter into the sugar until smooth, cool to room temperature.
• Meanwhile, in another medium bowl, whisk the flour, baking soda, and salt together.
• Beat the eggs and vanilla into the sugar mixture. Add the flour mixture a bit at a time and mix until a smooth thick batter forms. Fold in the chips, as desired.
• Spoon the batter to the prepared dish and spread to evenly fill the dish. Bake until the blondies are light brown around the edges and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 20 to 25 minutes.
• Remove from the oven and let cool slightly. Invert onto a rack and cool completely. Cut into squares and serve.
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Steps:

• FOR THE BLONDIE ~ In a microwave-safe bowl, melt butter.
• Stir in brown sugar, then transfer to a large mixing bowl & cool to room temperature.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F & grease a 13"x9" baking dish.
• Beat in eggs & vanilla.
• In another bowl whisk together flour, baking powder, salt & cinnamon, then gradually this flour mixture to butter mixture.
• Stir in cranberries & chopped chocolate ~ Batter will be thick.
• Spread into prepared baking dish & bake 18-21 minutes or until tootpick inserted near center comes out clean (DO NOT OVERBAKE!).
• Cool on wire rack.
• FOR THE FROSTING ~ In a large mixing bowl, beat cream cheese, powdered sugar & zest until blended.
• Gradually add half the melted chocolate, & beat until blended.
• Frost blondies, then sprinkle with chopped dried cranberries.
• Drizzle with remaining melted chocolate.
• Cut into bars & store in refrigerator.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Line 8-inch square pan with foil, with ends of foil extending over sides. Spray with cooking spray. Combine flour, baking powder and salt. Break 6 oz. chocolate into small pieces; place in large microwaveable bowl. Add butter. Microwave on HIGH 1-1/2 min. or until butter is melted; stir until chocolate is completely melted and mixture is well blended. Add granulated sugar; mix well. Blend in eggs. Add flour mixture; mix well.
• Pour into prepared pan.
• Bake 25 to 30 min. or until toothpick inserted in center comes out with fudgy crumbs. (Do not overbake.) Cool completely.
• Melt remaining chocolate as directed on package. Beat cream cheese in small bowl with mixer until creamy. Blend in chocolate. Gradually add powdered sugar, mixing well after each addition.
• Use foil handles to remove dessert from pan; discard foil. Frost dessert with cream cheese mixture; top with cranberries.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
• In a large bowl, beat butter and brown sugar until fluffy. Add vanilla, and eggs. Gradually add flour, baking powder, and salt to the mixture. Fold in the remaining chips into the batter (reserve 1/3 cup white chips for topping). Fold in 1 cup cranberries (reserve 1/2 cup for topping). Spread the batter evenly into a 9x13 inch pan.
• Bake for 20 to 25 minutes. Let cool.
• Prepare the frosting. In a medium bowl, mix together the butter, cream cheese and Grand Marnier or vanilla. With the mixer on low speed, add half the powdered sugar, mix well and then add the rest and mix until smooth and creamy.
• Frost the bars. Then sprinkle with the remaining 1/2 cup cranberries.
• Melt the remaining chips and pipe in a small stream over the top.

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat the eggs, oil, applesauce and vanilla. Combine the flour, brown sugar, baking powder and salt; stir into egg mixture until blended. Stir in 1/2 cup cranberries (batter will be thick)., Spread into a 13x9-in. baking pan coated with cooking spray. Top with chips, pecans and remaining cranberries; gently press toppings down. , Bake at 350° until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 15-20 minutes. Cool on a wire rack. Cut into bars.

Steps:

• Spray 9 x 13 pan with nonstick spray, and preheat oven to 375°F.
• Cream butter and add brown sugar gradually.
• Add eggs one at a time, beating constantly.
• Add vanilla, mix well.
• Sift together flour, oats, baking powder and salt.
• Add a little at a time to the wet mixture.
• Mix in chips, coconut, nuts and cranberries.
• Press into prepared pan and bake for 40-45 minutes.
• Cool before cutting.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Line a buttered 8-inch square baking pan with foil, allowing 2 inches to hang over sides. Butter lining (excluding overhang); set pan aside.
• Whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt in a medium bowl, and set aside.
• Put butter and sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer; cream on medium speed until pale and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add eggs and vanilla, and almond extracts; beat until combined. Add flour mixture, and beat on low speed, scraping down sides of bowl, until well incorporated. Mix 3/4 cup almonds into batter.
• Pour oh-so-thick batter into prepared pan; spread with a rubber spatula. Scatter cranberries and remaining 1/4 cup nuts over batter in pan. Bake until a cake tester inserted into blondies (avoid center and edges) comes out with a few crumbs but is not wet, 55 to 60 minutes. Dust with confectioners' sugar before cutting into squares.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees F & line a 9-inch square pan with overhanging parchment paper. Grease exposed sides with vegetable spray.
• In a large saucepan over medium heat, heat the butter until it foams, browns & then ceases to foam, but be careful that it doesn't burn. Then remove it from the heat & let it cool for 10 minutes.
• When cooled, stir in brown sugar (It will be very, very thick), then cool for an additional 5 minutes.
• Stir in eggs, whisking quickly until smooth.
• Add maple syrup & vanilla, mixing to blend.
• Add flour & salt, stirring to combine, & the batter will be kind of thick.
• Add nuts, chocolate & cranberries, stirring until combined.
• Spread dough in the prepared pan & bake 35 minutes or until the center is slightly puffed (soft but not wiggly to the touch).
• Remove from oven & cool IN THE PAN on a wire rack.
• Chill completely before slicing & serving!

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a 9x13-inch baking dish with parchment paper and spray with nonstick cooking spray.
• Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt together in a large bowl. Mix together butter, eggs, lemon juice, lemon zest, almond extract, and vanilla extract in another bowl until well combined. Add wet ingredients to the bowl with the dry ingredients and stir until well mixed. Mix in 1/2 cup of the cranberries and white chocolate chips.
• Spread batter into the prepared baking dish. Sprinkle remaining 1/4 cup of cranberries evenly over the top.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the edges are golden and the center is set, 20 to 25 minutes.
• Remove blondies from the oven to cool on a wire rack completely before slicing and serving.