Gluten-Free Holiday Bliss Cookie Bars

Made with gluten-free flour, white chocolate chips, cranberries, coconut, and topped with cream cheese frosting, these cookie bars are full of Christmas flavor!

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 25 mins
• Total Time: 45 mins
• Calories: 165 Calories

Ingredients

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

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

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

Step 2

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

Step 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.

Step 4

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

Step 5

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