Winning Cranberry Chip Cookies

Name: Winning Cranberry Chip Cookies
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: about 6 dozen.
Ingredients: 1 cup butter, softened; 1 cup sugar; 2 large eggs; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 2-1/4 cups all-purpose flour; 1/2 teaspoon baking powder; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1-1/2 cups semisweet chocolate chips; 1-1/2 cups dried cranberries; 3/4 cup chopped pecans; 1/2 cup English toffee bits or almond brickle chips, optional

Chock-full of cranberries, chocolate chips and nuts, these cookies are fun to eat. They offer a change of pace from traditional Christmas cookies...but don't wait until December to make them. My family requests them all year-round.

Ingredients

1 cup butter, softened
1 cup sugar
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1-1/2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
1-1/2 cups dried cranberries
3/4 cup chopped pecans
1/2 cup English toffee bits or almond brickle chips, optional

Directions

In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add eggs and vanilla; mix well. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; gradually add to the creamed mixture and mix well. Stir in chocolate chips, cranberries, pecans and toffee bits if desired (dough will be stiff).
Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls 2 in. apart onto ungreased baking sheets. Flatten slightly. Bake at 350° for 11-14 minutes or until set and edges are lightly browned. Cool for 2 minutes before removing to wire racks.

Nutrition Facts

1 cookie: 82 calories, 5g fat (2g saturated fat), 13mg cholesterol, 39mg sodium, 10g carbohydrate (6g sugars, 1g fiber), 1g protein.

Originally published as Cranberry Chip Cookies in Country Woman November/December 2002

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Josh

Dec 17, 2017

Nice recipe, but no way you get 6 dozen cookies if you use rounded tablespoon size pieces of dough. I got just over 2 dozen thick cookies. I reduced sugar to 1/2 cup and used sweetened, dried cranberries.
manga

Sep 22, 2017

I thought they were very good. I did not put in the toffee and I used white chocolate chips instead of the semisweet chocolate.
2124arizona

Jun 22, 2017

With this recipe I didn't have enough semi-sweet available and put in white chocolate chips to make up the difference and still had very tasty results.
memabingham

Nov 17, 2016

Very good! I took them to church party. Everyone wanted the recipe.
MLGable

Dec 18, 2014

Somewhat dryer than I think of as a cookie.
Marykauhi

Apr 20, 2014

Really, Really good. However, the toffee bits were unnoticeable to me. A winner fur sure.
Jsolari85

Nov 1, 2013

These cookies are terrific. However, i did alter the recipe a bit the second time I made therm. Instead of using 1 cup of white sugar, I used 3/4 cp. white sugar and 3/4 cp. brown sugar. I feel it made the texture of the cookie much better and added the caramel color they were missing.
zegunism

May 7, 2011

Really tasty just the way they are!
gillettcookie

Dec 24, 2009

I am making these again right now... I took them to my family gathering and had good reviews. I love the chocolate chip mixed with green mints, it adds a nice Christmas flavor AND color. They are my new chocolate chip cookie!! Thanks a bunch!
ehtlorac

Dec 20, 2009

These cookies are the best cookies ever! I made a batch and took them to work and they disappeared so fast I have had to promise to make more.