White Chocolate, Pistachio, and Dried Cranberry Cookie Bars

Tomorrow is my first real day at the office and I already warned my team that they would be well fed. To start off, I feel that white chocolate, dried cranberries, and pistachios make a wonderful combination- so why not combine them all into a delicious cookie bar? Well, that is exactly what I did. It is a curve from a traditional chocolatey gooey cookie that could have add-ins such as nutella, more chocolate, or peanut butter. This cookie bar is a nice bite that is pleasant, especially with the warmer weather being ever so apparent and summer officially arriving. Just be careful with the warm weather, comes a warm kitchen and melting ingredients- so be sure to have a cooler kitchen in order to only add love to your cookie bars and not sweat. Happy eating!

Servings: Makes about 30 cookie bars

Ingredients:
 1 1/2 Sticks of Butter (at room temperature)
3/4 Cup Brown Sugar
1/4 Cup Granulated Sugar
1 Teaspoon of Vanilla
2 Eggs
1 3/4 Cups of Flour
1/2 Teaspoon Baking Soda
1/4 Teaspoon Salt
1 Cup Chopped Pistachios
1 Cup Dried Cranberries
2 Cups of White Chocolate Chips

Directions:
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
Line a 9 x 13 pan with parchment paper.

Cream the butter and sugars together.
Then add in the two eggs and vanilla.

In a separate bowl combine the dry ingredients (flour, salt, baking soda).
In increments add the dry ingredients to the mixing bowl and incorporate them well.

Then add the pistachios, white chocolate and dried cranberries.
Place the dough into the pan and spread it to make sure it covers all areas of the pan.

Bake the bars for about 40 minutes. Allow them to fully cool. Once cooled, cut the bars and enjoy!