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It’s day 8 of The Budget Diet’s 12 Days of Cookies, and if you’re looking for a pretty and festive Christmas cookie for your cookie exchange, try White Chocolate Cranberry Bars.

White Chocolate Cranberry Bars
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Recipe type: Cookie
Author: Kristl Story, TheBudgetDiet.com
Prep time: 10 mins
Cook time: 20 mins
Total time: 30 mins
Serves: 2 dozen
Try White Chocolate Cranberry Bars for a pretty and festive Christmas bar cookie.
Ingredients
  • Bar Ingredients:
  • 1 box white cake mix
  • 1/3 cup butter, melted
  • 2 tablespoons water
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 1/2 cups craisins
  • 1 cup white chocolate chips
  • 1/2 cup pecan pieces
  • Glaze Ingredients:
  • 1/4 cup milk
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 1 cup white chocolate chips
Instructions
  1. Grease bottom of a 9″ x 13″ pan.
  2. Mix together cake mix, butter, water and eggs on low speed until combined.
  3. Stir in cranberries, white chocolate chips and pecans
  4. Spread in pan.
  5. Bake 20 minutes at 350 or until toothpick inserted comes out clean.
  6. Cool completely and then prepare glaze.
  7. Heat milk, sugar and butter in a small saucepan over medium heat.
  8. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly, and continue to boil for 3 minutes.
  9. Remove from heat and stir in the white chocolate chips until melted.
  10. Drizzle the White Chocolate Cranberry Bars with the glaze.
  11. Cool, cut and enjoy!
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Tomorrow’s recipe on The Budget Diet’s 12 Days of Cookies is Toffee Oatmeal Cookies. According to my friend Rose, it’s the best cookie ever!

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