White Chocolate Cranberry Cookies Recipe
User Reviews
4.9
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Prep Time
10 mins
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Cook Time
10 mins
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Total Time
20 mins
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Servings
24 cookies
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Calories
154 kcal
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Course
Dessert
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Cuisine
North American
White Chocolate Cranberry Cookies Recipe
Description
The recipe begins by creaming softened butter and powdered sugar to combine and aerate the mixture. Flour, vanilla, and salt are mixed in to form a soft dough, which is folded together with white chocolate chips and chopped dried cranberries for added texture and contrasting flavors.
The dough is shaped into logs using plastic wrap, chilled in the fridge for an hour to firm up and ease slicing, then cut into half-inch thick rounds. Baking at 350 degrees until just lightly golden on the bottom ensures the cookies remain tender and do not over crisp.
These cookies offer a soft, buttery bite with bursts of sweet white chocolate and the tang of cranberries and are well suited for snacking or gifting.
The dough or baked cookies can be frozen to extend storage; frozen dough can be sliced and baked directly, adding a couple of minutes to baking time.
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter softened
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- ½ teaspoon salt sea salt
- ½ cup white chocolate chips or chunks
- ½ cup dried cranberries roughly chopped
Instructions
- Using electric beaters or a stand mixer, cream the butter and powdered sugar. Add the flour, vanilla, and salt and continue mixing until well combined. Stir in white chocolate and cranberries.
- Lay a piece of plastic wrap on your table. Place half of the cookie dough on top of the plastic wrap and form into a log about 8-inches long. Roll the wrap around the log then repeat with the remaining dough. Place the cookie dough into your fridge for 1 hour.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Cut the cookie dough into ½ inch circles and place them on a baking sheet. Bake for 10 minutes, or until the cookies are very lightly golden on the bottoms. Remove the cookies from the oven and let them rest for one minute before moving them to a cooling rack.
Notes
- Freeze the unbaked cookie dough log for at least a month; slice and bake cookies as needed, adding extra baking time when baking from frozen.
- You can also freeze fully baked cookies in a freezer-safe bag for later enjoyment.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 24cookies
Amount Per Serving
Calories 154 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1 cookie | |
| Calories | 154kcal | 8% |
| Carbohydrates | 17g | 6% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 9g | 14% |
| Saturated Fat | 6g | 30% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 21mg | 7% |
| Sodium | 120mg | 5% |
| Potassium | 26mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 9g | 18% |
| Vitamin A | 237IU | 5% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 12mg | 1% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
User Reviews
Overall Rating
4.9
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