White Chocolate Cranberry Cookies

White Chocolate Cranberry Cookies

Adding a holiday twist to a classic cookie favorite is as easy as swapping in a few key ingredients for these festive White Chocolate Cranberry Cookies.

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword white chocolate cranberry cookies

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 12

Chill time 4

Total Time 4 27

Servings cookies

Calories 153kcal

Author Christina Koncker

Ingredients

¾ cup granulated sugar
¾ cup light brown sugar
1 cup butter or shortening
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 ¼ cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup white chocolate chips (Ghirardelli)
1 cup walnut pieces slightly crushed
½ cup dried cranberries

Instructions

Add ¾ cup granulated sugar, ½ cup light brown sugar, and 1 cup butter or shortening to a mixing bowl.
Cream sugar and butter or shortening together with a hand mixer until well combined, approximately 2 minutes.
Add 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract and 1 large egg. Mix until combined.
Add the second large egg and mix until combined.
Combine 2 ¼ cups flour, 1 teaspoon of salt, and 1 teaspoon of baking powder in a separate bowl. Stir.
Add the dry ingredients to the mixing bowl methodically. I add the dry ingredients in four equal-ish additions. After each addition, mix until just combined with a hand mixer. Repeat until the dry ingredients are completely mixed in.
Add 1 cup white chocolate chips, 1 cup crushed walnuts, and ½ cup dried cranberries to the mixing bowl, and mix by hand with a spoon until just combined.
Cover with plastic wrap, pushing the plastic wrap down tightly to the cookie batter to keep the air out.
Refrigerate for at least 4 hours or overnight.
Preheat the oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit.
Remove cookie dough from the refrigerator.
Using a cookie scoop, scoop 12 cookies onto a baking sheet, leaving a generous amount of space between each (or however many will fit; I was able to fit 12 at a time on a large aluminum baking sheet).
Bake for 11-12 minutes.
Remove the cookies from oven and let sit on the baking sheet for 2-3 minutes. Remove each cookie with a spatula and let cool on a cooling rack.
Repeat until you've used up all of the dough. Makes 40 delicious and festive AF cookies.

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