White Chocolate Cranberry Cookies // Acre Homestead //

 

Ingredients

  • 3 cups flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup butter - softened
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 cup light brown sugar - packed
  • 2 large eggs
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1 ½ cups white chocolate chips
  • ⅔ cup dried cranberries

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees and very lightly grease a baking sheet OR line with parchment or a baking mat.
  • In a medium bowl whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
  • In a large bowl cream together butter and sugars.
  • Mix in eggs and vanilla.
  • Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients and mix until just combined.
  • Stir in chocolate chips and cranberries
  • Use a large cookie scoop (I actually use an ice cream scoop) to scoop cookie dough into mounds and arrange at least 2-3 inches apart on your prepared baking sheet.
  • Bake for 9-11 minutes until cookies begin to brown just around the very edges. Allow to cool on the pan for 5-10 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
  • Repeat with remaining cookie dough. Store in airtight container up to 1 week (though they won't make it that long without being eaten – just sayin').

Notes

Pro Tip: For really beautiful cookies, reserve about 1/2 cup of the chocolate chips and place them individually in the tops of the cookie dough mounds just before baking. 
Alternate baking option: as written, these cookies will come out soft-baked (a very soft, slightly underdone center). If you prefer a more firm cookie center, scoop your dough mounds a little smaller (about 1 heaping tablespoon per mound, the size of a regular cookie scoop) and bake at 350 degrees for 10-11 minutes until edges and tops begin to brown, then cool on the pan for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely. 

Nutrition

Calories: 207 kcal, Carbohydrates: 39 g, Protein: 3 g, Fat: 4 g, Saturated Fat: 3 g, Trans Fat: 1 g, Cholesterol: 17 mg, Sodium: 180 mg, Potassium: 82 mg, Fiber: 1 g, Sugar: 27 g, Vitamin A: 40 IU, Vitamin C: 1 mg, Calcium: 51 mg, Iron: 1 mg

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