Gluten-Free Holiday Bliss Cookie Bars
Medium Dessert

Gluten-Free Holiday Bliss Cookie Bars

Total Time
55 min
23m prep · 32m cook
Servings
4 people
Rating
Difficulty
Medium
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Using a basic cookie recipe, I revised it to be gluten-free and instead of the soft cake-like texture that Starbucks® Cranberry Bliss Bars have, these have a chewy, cookie-like texture. Also, I reduced the sugar so they're not quite so sweet.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup unsalted butter , softened
  • 0.75 cups brown sugar
  • 0.5 cups white sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2.5 cups gluten-free flour blend , such as Namaste Perfect Flour Blend™
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 0.5 teaspoons xanthan gum
  • 1 package white chocolate chips , 8 ounce
  • 0.75 cups shredded coconut
  • 1 container cream cheese frosting , 16 ounce
  • 0.5 cups chopped dried cranberries , or to taste

Instructions

  1. 1

    Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Butter a 9x13-inch pan.

  2. 2

    Beat butter, brown sugar, white sugar, eggs, cinnamon, and vanilla extract together in a bowl until smooth.

  3. 3

    Stir flour, baking soda, salt, and xanthan gum together in a separate bowl. Stir 1/2 of the flour mixture into the egg mixture; mix well. Stir in remaining flour mixture, along with white chocolate chips and coconut. Mix well. Press into the prepared pan.

  4. 4

    Bake in the preheated oven until the edges start to brown, about 23 minutes. Let cool completely, about 30 minutes.

  5. 5

    Frost with cream cheese frosting and sprinkle with cranberry bits. Cut into 48 triangles.

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