Directions

• 1
  Prepare a 9”x13” baking pan by lining with parchment paper. Leave the paper long enough so you can pull up on the paper to remove the bars once baked.
• 2
  Preheat oven to 350°F.
• 3
  In a large bowl, add flour, baking powder and salt. Stir and set aside.
• 4
  In the bowl of an electric mixer, add butter and beat until smooth. Add sugar and blend until fully incorporated. Add eggs, one at a time, and then add vanilla. Blend until well incorporated.
• 5
  While slowly mixing, add flour mixture a little at a time, and blend just until incorporated. Do not over mix.
• 6
  Add cranberries, pistachios and orange zest and blend.
• 7
  Scoop the dough into prepared pan. Add large spoonfuls of dough all over the pan, not just in one big clump. Lay a piece of plastic wrap over the clumps of dough, and then press down on the dough until the dough is evenly pressed into the pan.
• 8
  Bake in preheated oven for 20-24 minutes. The dough should appear baked, have a dull finish, but does not need to be golden.
• 9
  Allow to cool fully in the pan before removing and cutting into bars. Store bars in an airtight container up to one week.