Five of The Best Christmas Cookies – Day 1

For the next five days, I will be sharing five of the best Christmas cookies recipes for the holiday. These recipes are family favorites.

As an added bonus, I will be sharing recipes from some of my blogger friends too. You will have lots of inspirations for your holiday baking.

DAY 1 – White Chocolate cranberry Cookies

These cookies are packed with flavor. Not only do they taste delicious they are festive with the specks of red for the holiday.

White Chocolate Cranberry Cookies

These White Chocolate Cranberry Cookies are full of flavor! With dried cranberries, white chocolate, walnuts and a hint of cinnamon and orange, it makes these cookies a delightful addition to your fall and holiday recipes.

5 from 2 votes

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Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Servings 3 dozen

Equipment

• KitchenAid Stand Mixer
• Baking Pans
• Parchment Paper
• Spatula
• Cookie Scoop
• Measuring Cups
• Measuring Spoons
• Large Mixing Bowl

Ingredients

  

• 1/2 cup unsalted butter (soften) room temperature
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup white granulated sugar
• 1 egg room temperature
• 1/4 tsp fresh orange zest optional

Dry Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/4 tsp cinnamon
• 1 cup dried cranberries
• 1 cup white chocolate morsels
• 1/4 cup chopped walnuts optional

Instructions

 

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C).
• Place parchment paper on the baking sheets.
• With a Kitchen Aid Mixer,  cream together the butter, brown sugar, white sugar, vanilla, and orange zest until smooth.
• Add the egg. Be sure to scrap the sides of the bowls down with a spatula.
• In a large bowl mix together the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt
• Slowly add the flour mixture to the creamy mixture.
• Mix in the white chocolate chips, cranberries, and walnuts.
• Place plastic wrap over the bowl and place in the refrigerator. Allow the dough to chill the dough for approximately 1 hour and no more than 2 hours. By chilling your dough, it will help your cookies not to spread from the butter in the cookies being too warm.
• Drop cookie dough by a heaping teaspoon onto prepared baking sheets. Note: I like using the small cookie scoop to have the cookies all the same size.
• Bake 10-12 or until set and the edges are slightly golden brown.
• Wait one minute then remove from pans to wire racks to allow the cookies cool.

Notes

Try substituting Macadamia or Pecans instead of Walnuts.

Recipe will yield 2 dozen large cookies 1 1/2″ in diameter or 3 dozen small cookies 1″ in diameter.

OTHER HOLIDAY Cookie RECIPES

• White Lilac Farmhouse Chocolate Chip Cookies
• Potato Chip Cookies
• Aliya over at Open Doors Open Hearts has an amazing Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe
• Linda at Bushel & a Pickle has The Best Ever Sugar Cookies
• Annemarie at Make Every Day An Event has the most adorable cookie. You have to see it and the children will love to make this one.

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