Chocolate-Dipped Cranberry Cookies Recipe

Chocolate-Dipped Cranberry Cookies Recipe Rating 4

Cranberry and chocolate seem to make the perfect pair! You'll love this cookie's bright color and special flavor. Barbara Nowakowski - North Tonawanda, New York

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Chocolate-Dipped Cranberry Cookies Recipe
  • Prep: 25 min. Bake: 15 min. + cooling
  • Yield: 42 Servings
25 15 40

Ingredients

  • 1 cup shortening
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 2 cups coarsely chopped fresh or frozen cranberries
  • 2 cups (12 ounces) semisweet chocolate chips
  • 2 tablespoons shortening
  • 1-1/4 cups chopped walnuts, optional

Directions

  • In a large bowl, cream shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Using paper towels, pat chopped cranberries dry; stir into dough.
  • Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls onto baking sheets; cover and freeze until firm. Transfer cookie dough balls to a large resealable plastic freezer bag. May be frozen for up to 3 months.
  • To use frozen cookie dough: Place 2 in. apart on baking sheets coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350° for 15-17 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove to wire racks to cool.
  • In a microwave, melt chocolate chips and shortening; stir until smooth. Dip each cookie halfway into chocolate mixture; sprinkle chocolate with walnuts if desired. Place on waxed paper until set. Yield: 3-1/2 dozen.

    Editor’s Note: To prepare cookies without freezing, drop cookie dough by rounded teaspoonfuls 2 in. apart onto baking sheets coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350° for 11-13 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove to wire racks to cool.

Nutritional Facts 1 cookie (calculated without walnuts) equals 130 calories, 8 g fat (3 g saturated fat), 5 mg cholesterol, 40 mg sodium, 15 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 1 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1-1/2 fat, 1 starch.

Originally published as Chocolate-Dipped Cranberry Cookies in Simple & Delicious November/December 2008, p57

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Reviewed on Nov. 29, 2011 by DakotaCook

These cookies tasted good, but did not come out pink - what false advertisement!! I will make them again but will color them.


Reviewed on Jan. 06, 2010 by Raggamuffin

I used butter flavored Crisco and dried cranberries (chopped) because that's what I had on hand. They turned out very yummy. I haven't tried them dipped in chocolate yet. I'm sure they will be very pretty! It was fun to tint the dough pink! Fun & easy cookie that I will make again!


Reviewed on Nov. 24, 2009 by stareyedangel

these were awesome just the right amount of sweet!


Reviewed on Dec. 07, 2008 by marasmomoh

I made these cookies and they did not have the pink color of the recipe. Also, I had to flatten the cookies before baking. They took about 5 minutes longer to bake than the recipe called for.

 
 
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