Easy Cranberry Orange White Chocolate Cookies
Bake these soft cranberry orange cookies with white chocolate chips and dried cranberries for a festive treat perfect with coffee or tea.
Equipment
- mixing bowl
- electric mixer
- measuring cups
- measuring spoons
- oven
- baking sheets
- parchment paper
- whisk
- rubber spatula
- wire rack
Ingredients
- 1 cup unsalted butter softened
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 3/4 cup light brown sugar packed
- 2 large eggs at room temperature
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 tbsp orange zest finely grated
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 cup dried cranberries chopped
- 1/2 cup white chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 375°F and line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
- In a large mixing bowl, cream together the softened butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar with an electric mixer until the mixture is light and fluffy, about 3 minutes.
- Beat in the eggs one at a time until fully incorporated, then mix in the vanilla extract and orange zest.
- In a separate medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, and salt, then gradually add this dry mixture to the wet ingredients, mixing on low speed until just combined.
- Use a rubber spatula to fold in the dried cranberries and white chocolate chips until they are evenly distributed throughout the cookie dough.
- Drop rounded tablespoons of dough onto the prepared baking sheets, spacing them about 2 inches apart to allow for spreading.
- Bake for 9 to 11 minutes, or until the edges are lightly golden brown and the centers appear set.
- Let the cookies cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
Let cookies cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring to rack for perfect texture.