Pam's Cranberry Bliss Brownies

INGREDIENTS

3/4 cup

Cranberries, dried

2 tsp

Orange peel

Eggs, large

2/3 cup

All-purpose flour

1/2 tsp

Baking powder

4 oz

Chocolate, bitter or semisweet

2 oz

Chocolate, unsweetened

2 cups

Confectioner's sugar

1/2 tsp

Salt

1 1/4 cups

Sugar

2 tsp

Vanilla extract

2 tbsp

Whole milk

12 ounces (1½ 8-ounce bars) cream cheese, room temperature

1 stick

Plus 5 tablespoons (13 tablespoons) unsalted butter, divided