Best-Ever White Chocolate Cranberry Cookies

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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 these Best-Ever Chocolate Chip Cookies!

Up your Baking With These Easy Homemade Cranberry 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 cookie recipe is one of the best loved cookie recipes for Christmas for cookie exchanges, gift giving and a cookie tray or 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 the tart dried cranberries with the sweetness of the white chocolate and the salty macadamia 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 for White 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

Instructions How to Make Best-Ever White Chocolate Cranberry Cookie Recipe

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F and line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
2. In a large mixing bowl, using mixer, cream sugars and butter together until mixed well.
3. Add extract and eggs and mix well, scraping down the sides of the bowl.
4. Add in baking soda and salt and mix together. Then add in the flour and mix until just incorporated. (dough will be stiff).
5. Mix in white chocolate chips, nuts and cranberries.
6. Using tablespoon, medium or large cookie scoop, drop cookie dough balls about 2 inches apart onto cookie sheet lined with parchment paper.
7. Bake 10-12 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.
8. Cool 5 minutes; remove baked cookies from the baking sheet to a wire rack.

Storing & Freezing White Chocolate Cranberry Macadamia Cookies

• 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 in the freezer.

Whatcha say? Let’s devour some of these bad boys! They may not make it to the holiday cookie trays!

Simply awesome white chocolate cranberry cookie recipe you’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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Prep Time 15 minutes mins

Cook Time 10 minutes mins

Course Dessert

Servings 36 Small Cookies

Calories

Ingredients

  

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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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