Gluten-Free Holiday Bliss Cookie Bars
Description
Made with gluten-free flour, white chocolate chips, cranberries, coconut, and topped with cream cheese frosting, these cookie bars are full of Christmas flavor!
Ingredients
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1 cup unsalted butter, softened
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3/4 cup brown sugar
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1/2 cup white sugar
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2 large eggs
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1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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2 1/2 cups gluten-free flour blend (such as Namaste Perfect Flour Blend™)
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1 teaspoon baking soda
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1 teaspoon salt
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1/2 teaspoon xanthan gum
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1 (8 ounce) package white chocolate chips
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3/4 cup shredded coconut
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1 (16 ounce) container cream cheese frosting
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1/2 cup chopped dried cranberries, or to taste
Directions
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Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Butter a 9x13-inch pan.
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Beat butter, brown sugar, white sugar, eggs, cinnamon, and vanilla extract together in a bowl until smooth.
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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.
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Bake in the preheated oven until the edges start to brown, about 23 minutes. Let cool completely, about 30 minutes.
5
Frost with cream cheese frosting and sprinkle with cranberry bits. Cut into 48 triangles.