Cranberry White Chocolate Chip Cookies
Even though I work from home, snow days still have that same cozy, hibernation-type feel that they did when I was a kid. On typical days I get up, get showered, get dressed and head to my home office. On snow days I still get up and get showered, but I throw on my comfiest fleece sweatpants and my favorite hoodie sweatshirt, knowing that there’s no chance I’m heading out. All warm and cozy, it’s only a matter of time before I get the urge to head into the kitchen and bake. After all, what’s better than watching the snow fall from underneath your favorite blanket, with a mug of hot chocolate, and a fresh-baked cookie in hand?
These cookies definitely fit the bill when it comes to snow day baking. Chunky and hearty from generous amounts of oats, dried cranberries and white chocolate chips, they are slightly crispy on the outside and then give way to chewy softness inside. They are very reminiscent of the Cranberry-White Chocolate Biscotti that I make, which is a huge hit with everyone in my family.
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The original recipe calls for pomegranates instead of dried cranberries, but snow days mean using what you have at home and not being able to go to the store. So, I improvised, but would also love to try these with a pomegranates.
Hope you’re all staying warm and dry if you got snow this week!
Cranberry White Chocolate Chunk Cookies
Ingredients
- 1¼ cups (156.25 g) all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon (0.5 teaspoon) baking powder
- ½ teaspoon (0.5 teaspoon) baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon (0.25 teaspoon) salt
- ½ cup (113.5 g) unsalted butter, at room temperature
- ½ cup (110 g) light brown sugar
- ½ cup (100 g) granulated sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup (81 g) old-fashioned rolled oats
- 1 cup (180 g) white chocolate chips
- 1 cup (121.21 g) dried cranberries
Instructions
- 1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat; set aside.
- 2. In a medium bowl whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; set aside.
- 3. In the bowl of a stand mixer, cream the butter and both sugars together until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add the egg and the vanilla extract and mix until well combined. Reduce the mixer speed to low and gradually add the flour mixture, mixing until just incorporated. Using a rubber spatula, stir in the oats, the white chocolate chips and the dried cranberries.
- 4. Roll dough into balls - about 2 tablespoons of dough per cookie - and place on the prepared baking sheets. Flatten the tops slightly with your fingers. Bake until cookies turn slightly golden about 10 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool on the baking sheet for 2 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack until completely cool. Store in an airtight container at room temperature.
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The photos here are great! I love the background choice.
These look fabulous! :)
This is a new favorite of mine and yours look absolutely perfect to me.
I love snow days!!!! They are soooo cozy and all I want to do is very cozy clothes and watch movie after movie- and then eat soup…… Now I wish there was snow here! Those cookies look perfect! I love the description: crispy on the outside and soft on the inside. They sound perfect!
I’ve test this type of cookies before..its my favorite cookies all the time…Very tasty and worth the experience….thx olot
These look so yummy! I have dried cherries on hand, so I think I’ll try them on for size! Thanks!
These sounds like a wonderful cookie for anytime, but sound particularly good with a mug of hot chocolate on a snowy day.
We are getting icy rain right now! A cookie sounds great :)
I went looking for cranberries at my local store and they weren’t there! Gasp! I’ll have to try the other market nearby then because I look baking with cranberries and white chocolate is superb with them=)
i only have semi sweet chips – would they be ok to use?
If you like tart fruits like cranberries and cherries with chocolate, definitely go for it!
I can’t believe you’ve got this recipe on here! I’ve been making these for years and hadn’t known anyone else to make them until now. These look great! I may have to try your version and compare notes :)
Thanks for posting! I have tried a few of your other recipes now and I have to say everything has been spectacular so far! I really enjoy cooking and your recipes seem to be right up my alley!
Typically I’m not a big fruit-in-dessert person, but after eating so many super-sweet desserts over the holidays and into the new year, I bet a mellower sweetness with fruit and white chocolate would be just the ticket.
And I second your snow-day sentiments. They count for double when you get snow days in the south! ^_^
I love your website! I’m a new viewer & now read it everyday. Could I use fresh cranberries? If so what amount? Love, love, love this website!!!
I made these cookies last night, they turned out so delicious…and to top it off, my cookies look just like your pictures! My husband loved the cookies–even more so than the peanut butter chocolate chip recipe from your website–which are SO GREAT TOO! I ended up using a mixture of dried cranberries & dried cherries and ended up with 18 cookies.
Yum! It is sunny and warm in Texas, but I still want to stay in and make these cookies.
I think we all (myself included) have leftover cranberries from the holidays, and this is the perfect way to use them! I was going to make white chocolate chip cookies this week anyway, but I’ll have to sneak cranberries in half a batch and try these out. Thanks for sharing, Michelle!
looks beautiful as always. I have a few good asian inspired recipes I must send you. I’ll try to get on that
I looove white chocolate and cranberries together. I made a similar batch around Christmas time. :)
I wish DC got snow this week. Both big east coast snowfalls so far this year have completely bypassed us!
These cookies look delicious…I actually made cranberry and white chocolate blondies last night!
Wow these look good! If I haven’t told you this already I wanted to let you know that I love your food photography…. it’s gorgeous!
Such pretty cookies! Bet they are as good as they look :)
They look delicious! I wish I could stay home and munch on some of these!
Glad you liked the cookies:)
Snow day baking is the best type! I have the cranberries. I must get white chocolate chips stat!
yum, those looks so good! i could use one now with a cup of coffee!
I love the combination of sweet white chocolate and tart cranberries/cherries. I’m sure these taste fantastic!
I love white chocolate! And I also happen to have a bunch of dried cranberries. Looks amazing!
Every time it snows ALL I want to do is make cookies. I was so dissapointed I had to go to work this past snow day and couldn’t stay home to bake!
I love the combo of cranberries and white chocolate!
These look amazing :)
michelle, a question…would you share the brand(s) of white chocolate chips you use…sometimes i think the white chips taste “waxy.” thanks…& this is a great recipe, i like the use of light brown sugar!
Hi Linda, I typically use Ghiradelli chips or Lindt white chocolate bars that I chop myself.
These look so good. Oh my!