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Christmas cookies

Soft & Chewy White Chocolate Cranberry Cookies

November 15, 2020 by Laura Tucker Leave a Comment

These Soft & Chewy White Chocolate Cranberry Cookies are a perfect holiday treat to indulge in! Grab a cup of coffee or a tall glass of milk and enjoy!

I need y’all to hear me on this. Clean out your ears real good and make sure you’re listening very closely, because what I’m about to say is very serious. It is absolutely no exaggeration, and while I understand that it is a bold statement, it’s wholeheartedly true.

White Chocolate Cranberry Cookies

I’ve had a lot of cookies during my time here on Earth. Soft batch, fudgy, cakey, some with nuts, some with various types of chocolate chips. I’ve loved nearly every cookie I’ve tried. Some tries were just likes and not loves, but for the most part I’m a cookie-kinda-girl and I’ve never been mad at a cookie. I even like the super cheap ultra-manufactured nothing-special cookies. You know, those butter cookies you had every year at VBS as a kid that you stuck your finger through the middle and wore like they were edible rings? I love those, too. They’ve got a special place in my heart.

But these? These cookies are my favorite cookies in the entire world. Granted, I know I’ve never tried every cookie in the world, but at this point I don’t feel like I need to. I’ve found true love, and it’s baked right into these Soft & Chewy White Chocolate Cranberry Cookies. 

I can’t put my finger precisely on it – maybe it’s the copious amounts of butter, or the richness of the brown sugar. Maybe it’s the fact that these cookies are perfectly chewy and soft, but sturdy enough to dunk in your morning coffee or glass of milk without it crumbling straight to the bottom of your glass. Or perhaps it’s the bits of tart cranberry tucked inside coupled with the sweetness of those white chocolate morsels. Whatever it is, the world needs more of it. Especially in this dumpster-fire of a year 2020.

If you’ll be doing a little holiday baking this year, this recipe is a must-try. I promise you. Bake some for you, bake some for your neighbors down the street, or make them as a treat for your family for getting through an incredibly tough year. Honestly, just bake them because it’s a random Tuesday. You don’t need a reason!

Here’s a free printable copy of my recipe if you’d like to give it a try!

White Chocolate Cranberry Cookies
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Soft & Chewy White Chocolate Cranberry Cookies

Ingredients

  • 2 cups all purpose flour
  • 3/4 cup salted butter room temperature
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 2 tsp corn starch
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1 Tbs vanilla flavoring
  • 1 cup dried sweetened cranberries
  • 1 cup white chocolate chips

Instructions

  • In a large mixing bowl using a hand or stand mixer, combine butter, white sugar and brown sugar.
  • Add in vanilla and egg and mix until incorporated.
  • Slowly add in flour, corn starch, baking soda and salt and mix until a soft, thick dough forms.
  • Add in dried cranberries and white chocolate chips and stir until just combined.
  • Refrigerate for 1 hour or longer. (Don't skip this step!)
  • Preheat oven to 350 F and spray a baking sheet with non-stick cooking spray or use a non-stick silicone baking mat
  • Once dough is thoroughly chilled, roll or scoop into 2 inch balls and place about an inch or more apart on the cookie sheet
  • Bake for 10-11 minutes. *Cookies will appear undercooked when first removed from the oven. Do not cook any longer - the cookies will continue to set while left to cool on the cookie sheet.
  • Allow to cool at least 10 minutes before serving. Enjoy!

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White Chocolate Cranberry Cookies

If you like this recipe, be sure to check out these other great cookie recipes found right here on Southern Made Simple!

Strawberry Milkshake Cookies | Salted Caramel Peanut Butter Cookies | Molasses Cookies | Banana Nut Cranberry Cookies | Red Velvet Crinkle Cookies | Cool Whip Cookies | Hot Chocolate Marshmallow Cookies | Chocolate Covered Cherry Cookies | Cookies for Santa

Filed Under: Desserts, Home Cookin' Tagged With: Christmas cookies, Cranberry Cookies, White Chocolate Cranberry Cookies

Eggnog Cookies with a Creamy Spiced Glaze

December 20, 2016 by Laura Tucker 1 Comment

Who’s ready for Christmas?! Can you believe Christmas will be here in just a few short days? Man, this year has really flown by! I’ve been so caught up in checking things off my my to-do list and wrapping presents like it’s going out of style, and I’ve been craving a moment of relaxation where I could just sit down, snuggle up in my husband’s recliner and watch Christmas movies. Seeing as how I have a 1 1/2 year old, that sort of thing is pretty much out of the question, but I CAN still have a little me time once in a while and indulge a little! I’ve always had a really big sweet tooth, so I knew that Christmas cookies would be just the thing to help me unwind a little.

Eggnog Cookies with Creamy Spiced Glaze…

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Filed Under: Desserts, Home Cookin' Tagged With: Baking with eggnog, Christmas cookies, eggnog cookies, Eggnog dessert

Little Deer Sugar Cookies

December 5, 2016 by Laura Tucker 1 Comment

I’ve mentioned once or twice before that my family rarely buys ground hamburger meet. Because my husband is an avid hunter, we primarily eat venison instead of beef. Deer season just recently opened up here, and my husband has been in the woods every chance he gets hoping to snag a trophy and keep our family’s freezer filled with enough meat to last us the year. I’m certain that I don’t vocalize it nearly enough, but I’m so proud of my husband for being the amazing provider that he is.

To celebrate the opening of deer season this year, I decided to make my husband a special treat to come home to when he came out of the woods. I found this super cute little deer cookie cutter online and snatched it up just in time for opening weekend. I knew that making a batch of sugar cookies shaped like little deer would be just the thing to celebrate!

Sweet Little Fawn Sugar Cookies

What really makes these cookies so wonderful is the dough. Friends, this is THE perfect sugar cookie dough recipe. At least, in my eyes it is. 🙂 The texture is so smooth, it’s not too sticky, it’s easy to roll out, and it bakes to perfection every time. The flavors are spot on – almost like those addicting little seasonal sugar cookies that Pillsbury pushes during every holiday.

After mixing up my dough and letting it chill in the fridge, I poured a little flour out on my counter and spread the dough out using a rolling pin. I went to town cutting out the little fawn shapes and spreading them out on a greased cookie sheet. (Note: You kind of have to be delicate with this cookie cutter as the legs are pretty thin and the dough shape can break easily!)
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After the cookies baked in the oven and completely cooled down, I added a little gel icing to finish them up! Here’s a free printable copy of my sugar cookie recipe. If you don’t have a deer cookie cutter, you can still use this recipe with whatever shape of cookie you’d like!

Easy Rudolf the Rednosed Reindeer Sugar Cookies
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Deer Cookies

Prep Time2 hrs
Cook Time8 mins
Total Time2 hrs 8 mins
Course: Desserts
Servings: 40
Author: Southern Made Simple

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 sticks unsalted butter or 3/4 cups butter - softened
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder

Instructions

  • In a large bowl, combine butter and sugar until creamy
  • Add in eggs and vanilla and blend well
  • In a separate bowl. combine flour, salt and baking powder
  • Blend flour into sugar and butter mixture and beat with mixer until thick dough forms
  • Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours
  • Once dough is chilled, preheat oven to 350F
  • Clean off counter space or use a large cutting board and dust a little flour over surface
  • Using a rolling pin, smooth out dough into a thin layer and press the cookie cutter to form shapes
  • On a greased baking pan, cook cookies for exactly 8 minutes
  • Remove from oven and transfer to plate to finish cooling
  • Frost as desired
  • Yields roughly 40-45 cookies

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And just to make things extra fun, you can add a red nose and transform these fawn cookies into reindeer cookies for Christmas!

Easy Rudolf the Rednosed Reindeer Sugar Cookies

My husband was really excited to see all of the deer cookies that were made just for him when he came home. This recipe is really fun to get children involved with…especially if they’ll be making these for Santa and his reindeer to nibble on at Christmas time! 😉Easy Rudolf the Rednosed Reindeer Sugar Cookies

Do you have a fun or whimsical cookie that you like to make on special occasions? Do you have a deer hunter in your life that you’d love to make these for? Be a dear and leave a comment below! 😉


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Cookies for Santa (A Gift in a Jar) + Free Printable

November 8, 2016 by Laura Tucker 3 Comments

There’s just something so magical about the holidays to me. From the food, festivities, and family gatherings to the holly jolliness of children anxiously awaiting the arrival of Santa Claus, it’s a spectacular time of year that’s unlike anything else. As families gather together to celebrate the season, old family traditions that have been passed down year after year are brought back to life. Every family has their own traditions that they love to carry on, and one of our favorite traditions is to spend time together making a special batch of cookies for ol’ St. Nicholas to nibble on when he makes his special delivery at our house.

Looking for a simple DIY gift to give your friends this holiday season? Make them a jar of Santa's Cookies using @BobsRedMill flours to make their season bright! #BobsHolidayCheer…

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