Cranberry Blondies

Cranberry Blondies

Makes 24

Ingredients

¾ cup Kowalski's Unsalted Butter, melted
2 eggs
4 tsp. Kowalski's Organic Madagascar Vanilla Extract
1 ½ cups flour
1 ½ cups brown sugar
1 tsp. baking powder
½ tsp. kosher salt
1 cup white chocolate chips
½ cup chopped pecans
- Cream Cheese Frosting (recipe below)
½ cup dried cranberries, chopped
1 tbsp. chopped orange zest
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Directions

Line a 13x9" baking pan with parchment paper, extending up over ends of pan. In a large mixing bowl, stir together butter, eggs and vanilla until thoroughly combined; set aside. In a small mixing bowl, combine flour, brown sugar, baking powder and salt; stir into butter mixture until thoroughly combined. Add chips and pecans; stir to combine. Spread evenly into the prepared pan; bake in a preheated 350° oven until top is shiny, cracked and light golden-brown (25-30 min.). Cool completely in pan; lift bars out of pan with ends of parchment paper. Frost with Cream Cheese Frosting; garnish with cranberries and orange zest. Cut into bars.

CREAM CHEESE FROSTING: In a medium mixing bowl, beat 3 oz. softened cream cheese, 2 tbsp. room temperature butter, 1 tsp. milk and ½ tsp. vanilla extract with an electric mixer on low speed until creamy. Gradually beat in 2 cups confectioners' sugar on low speed until frosting is smooth and spreadable.