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Best-Ever White Chocolate Cranberry Cookies for the holidays! These scrumptious holiday cookies are thick, soft, and chewy, exactly what you want, right?
They’re pure heaven when you get that taste of sweet white chocolate, tart cranberries and a bit of salty macadamia nuts in each bite of cookie yumminess, like these Best-Ever White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Cookies and theseBest-Ever Chocolate Chip Cookies!
Up yourBakingWith These Easy HomemadeCranberry White Chocolate Cookies!
Are you ready to take your baking game to the next level? With this foolproof best-ever cookie dough recipe, you’ll be indulging in the ultimate white chocolate cranberry cookie. Packed with rich flavors, bursts of tartness, and an indulgently creamy texture, nobody will be able to resist.
This white chocolate cranberry cookierecipeis one of the best lovedcookie recipesforChristmasfor cookie exchanges, gift giving and acookie trayor two! YUM!
I just made these cookies with the Best-Ever White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Cookies recipe here on the blog, and just added in 1 & 1/2 cups of dried cranberries.
I love thetart dried cranberrieswith thesweetnessof the white chocolate and the saltymacadamia nuts! It just gives them that addictive attitude, not to be ignored, hard to resist.
Not only are they amazingly delicious, but they’re also incredibly easy to make. With just 10 ingredients and a few simple steps, you’ll be savoring these delectable cookies in no time. So grab your mixing bowl and let’s get baking!
Why Cranberries are So Good for You! (So Why Not Add Them to Cookies?)
Cranberries are one of nature’s most nutrient-dense superfoods, providing many health benefits due to their high levels of antioxidants, vitamins, and minerals.
Dried cranberries have become increasingly popular thanks to their easy storage and convenience. They make great snacks for people of all ages.
Dried cranberries are also loaded with beneficial nutrients that can provide numerous health benefits. Eating cranberries regularly can help protect against oxidative damage, promote healthy digestion, and even support eye health.
Adding dried cranberries to your diet is an easy way to increase your intake of antioxidants and other important vitamins and minerals. So, yes we are add dried cranberries galore to all baked goodies now! Plus I love a handful to snack on or add them in a nutty trail mix!
Ingredients You Need forWhite Chocolate Cranberry Cookies Recipe
- unsalted butter, cold from fridge or room temperature, do not use softened butter
- dark or light brown sugar, packed
- granulated sugar
- eggs
- pure vanilla extract
- all-purpose flour, measured correctly
- baking soda
- teaspoon salt
- Ghirardelli White Chocolate Chips
or white chocolate chunks, chopped - dried cranberries
- Optional: 1/2 cup coarsely chopped macadamia nuts
or white chocolate chunks, chopped
How to Make Best-Ever White ChocolateCranberry Cookie Recipe
- Preheat theovento 350°F and line 2baking sheetswithparchment paper.
- In a large mixingbowl, using mixer, cream sugars andbuttertogether until mixed well.
- Add extract andeggsand mix well, scraping down thesides of the bowl.
- Add inbaking sodaandsaltand mix together. Then add in the flour and mix until just incorporated. (dough will be stiff).
- Mix inwhite chocolate chips,nutsand cranberries.
- Usingtablespoon, medium or largecookie scoop, dropcookie doughballs about 2 inches apart onto cookie sheet lined withparchment paper.
- Bake10-12 minutes or until golden light brown for 1tablespooncookies, 13-15 for (2tablespoon, medium cookies, 16-18 minutes for ¼ cup large cookies.
- Cool 5 minutes; removebaked cookiesfrom thebakingsheet to awire rack.
Storing & Freezing White Chocolate Cranberry Macadamia Cookies
- Cookies stay fresh when kept in a sealed container atroom temperaturefor 3 – 4 days, or can be frozen for up to two months in thefreezer.
Whatcha say? Let’s devour some of these bad boys! They may not make it to theholiday cookie trays!
Simply awesome white chocolatecranberry cookierecipeyou’ll want to make over and over!!
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Best-Ever White Chocolate Cranberry Macadamia Nut Cookies
Kim Lange
These cookies are thick, soft, and chewy, exactly what you want right? They're not too sweet, but it's heaven when you get that taste of sweet white chocolate, tart cranberries and a bit of salty macadamia nuts. Simply awesome!!
4.42 from 86 votes
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Course Dessert
Servings 36 Small Cookies
Calories
Ingredients
Best-Ever White Chocolate Cranberry Macadamia Nut Cookies
- 1 cup unsalted butter 2 sticks, cold from fridge or room temperature
- 1 cup dark or light brown sugar packed
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 3 ¼ cups all-purpose flour measured correctly
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ¾ teaspoon salt
- 1 ½ cups Ghiradelli White Chocolate Chips or white chocolate chunks, chopped
- 1 ½ cup dried cranberries
- 1//2 cup coarsely chopped roasted salted macadamia nuts approx. 4 1/2 ounces
Instructions
Best-Ever White Chocolate Cranberry Macadamia Nut Cookies
Heat oven to 350°F.
Using mixer, cream sugars and butter together until mixed well.
Add extract and eggs and mix well.
Add in baking soda and salt and mix together. Then add in the flour and mix until just incorporated.
Mix in white chocolate chips, nuts and cranberries.
Using tablespoon, medium or large cookie scoop, drop dough about 2 inches apart onto cookie sheet lined with parchment paper.
Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until golden light brown for 1 tablespoon cookies, 13-15 for (2 tablespoon, medium cookies, 16-18 minutes for ¼ cup large cookies.
Cool 5 minutes; remove from cookie sheet to wire rack.
Cookies stay fresh when kept in a sealed container at room temperature for 3 - 4 days, or can be frozen for up to two months.
Keyword christmas cookies, cookies, cranberry, macadamia nuts, white chocolate
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