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These Dark Chocolate Cranberry Bars are a buttery and rich holiday treat! They combine all the soft chewy goodness of sugar cookies with dark chocolate and the sweetness of cranberries. So easy!
Ingredients Needed For Dark Chocolate Cranberry Bars
- salted butter
- cream cheese
- granulated sugar
- large egg
- vanilla extract
- baking powder
- baking soda
- all-purpose flour
- dark chocolate chunks or dark chocolate chips
- dried cranberries
Kitchen Tools Used In This Recipe
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Bars are one of my favorite things to make, whether it’s cookie bars or brownies. They are so easy, one bowl, one pan, bake and done!
Preheat oven to 350 degrees and lightly grease a 13 x 9 casserole dish or glass baking dish with cooking spray, set aside. In a large bowl, mix the softened butter, softened cream cheese and sugar with a hand mixer until smooth.
Beat in the egg and vanilla extract until completely incorporated. Then mix in the baking powder, baking soda and all-purpose flour. Lastly, stir in by hand the dark chocolate chunks and dried cranberries with a wooden spoon or spatula. If you can’t find dark chocolate chunks, you can use dark chocolate chips.
Spread the mixture into the lightly greased 13 x 9 dish. The mixture will be thick you may need to use a butter knife to spread.
Bake for 22 – 25 minutes, checking with a toothpick at 22 minutes for doneness. If the toothpick isn’t clean, continue baking for 1-2 minutes at a time until done. Let cool for about 15 minutes before cutting.
Hope you enjoy!
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Dark Chocolate Cranberry Bars
- Total Time: 40 mins
- Yield: 24 servings 1x
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup salted butter, softened
- 4 oz cream cheese, softened
- 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 12 oz dark chocolate chunks or dark chocolate chips
- 1 cup dried cranberries
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Lightly grease a 13 x 9 baking dish or pan.
- In a large bowl, beat together the butter, cream cheese and sugar.
- Beat in the egg and vanilla.
- Beat in the baking powder, baking soda and flour.
- Stir in by hand the dark chocolate chunks and dried cranberries.
- Spread the mixture into the greased baking dish.
- Bake for 22 – 25 minutes, until the edges are lightly golden brown. Check with a toothpick at 22 minutes for doneness. If the toothpick isn’t clean, continue baking for 1-2 minutes at a time until done.
- Let cool for about 15 minutes before cutting.
- Enjoy!
- Prep Time: 15 mins
- Cook Time: 25 mins
- Category: Dessert, Cookies
- Method: Baking