3 cranberry almond blondies Recipes

unsalted butter, softened, plus more for pan, all-purpose flour, baking powder, salt, light-brown sugar , packed, eggs, pure vanilla extract, almond extract, sliced almonds (3 oz), cranberries, sliced, sugar , for dusting

boiling-hot water, dried cranberries (5 oz), dried tart cherries (5 oz), golden raisins (5 oz), all-purpose flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, unsalted butter, melted and cooled, sugar, eggs, vanilla, whole almonds with skins (6 oz), toasted and very coarsely chopped, fine-quality bittersweet chocolate (not unsweetened; preferably 60 to 70% cacao), coarsely chopped, eggnog ice cream (optional)