White Chocolate Cranberry Cookies

A cranberry white chocolate cookie cut in half with the two halves stacked on top of eachother and the inside of each half showing, surrounded by the rest of the cookie batch.

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5 from 2 votes

White Chocolate Cranberry Cookies

A super simple cookie recipe studded with fresh cranberries and white chocolate chips.

Prep Time8

Cook Time12

Total Time20

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Servings: cookies

Calories: 154kcal

Author: Liz Pollio

Equipment

Mixing bowl
silicone spatula
Baking sheet

Ingredients

1 stick butter 8 tablespoons, melted
1 ½ cups brown sugar
½ cup sugar
2 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla
2 cups flour
2 teaspoons cornstarch
1 teaspoon baking powder
2 teaspoons kosher salt Diamond Crystal
2 cups white chocolate chips
1 ½ cups cranberries

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Instructions

Preheat the oven to 375° F.
Combine butter and sugars.
1 stick butter, 1 ½ cups brown sugar, ½ cup sugar
Stir in eggs and vanilla.
2 eggs, 2 teaspoons vanilla
Add flour, cornstarch, baking powder, and salt, and mix until combined.
2 cups flour, 2 teaspoons cornstarch, 1 teaspoon baking powder, 2 teaspoons kosher salt
Stir in cranberries and white chocolate chips.
1 ½ cups cranberries, 2 cups white chocolate chips
Form balls of dough, about 1 tablespoon, and place on the baking sheet.
Bake for about 12 minutes, until slightly golden brown.
Let the cookies cool for about 5 minutes on the pan, and then move to a wire rack to cool completely.

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Notes

After adding the flour, stop mixing when there are still streaks of flour remaining. The rest of the flour will mix in as you stir in the cranberries and white chocolate chips. This will help prevent over-mixing the dough.

Because this dough does not chill, it is very stiff to help prevent over-spreading when the cookies bake. When stirring in the cranberries and white chocolate chips, stir carefully. It's also really helpful to have a bowl bigger than your dough needs to give you room to stir!

Use a round cookie cutter, or the top of a cup or container with a round opening, and run it in a circle around the outside of the warm, freshly baked cookies to create a perfectly round cookie.

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