These cookies are the best holiday treat! The chocolate plus cranberry is the perfect combo in these Cranberry White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Cookies!
In case you haven’t noticed, Christmas is right around the corner, and you need to get your baking plans in order! I’m not much of a holiday baker, but this year has been a little different. Cranberries have been calling my name nonstop, so I have been baking up a storm with them. I made a batch of macadamia nut cookies a few weeks ago, and then I realized that they would be amazing with a little dunk of white chocolate and sweet, yet tart, cranberries…and so they were born- Cranberry White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Cookies.
Trust me when I tell you, these cookies are easy to make, and super delicious. They are really gorgeous too, which is a big bonus of cooking with cranberries. I love working with fresh cranberries and dried cranberries; they both have their own strengths. I kind of with I could find fresh cranberries all year round, but it seems they are only ever in the store during the holidays. I think I’m going to stock up this year, and freeze a bunch. Did I mention I really love cranberries?
Whether you are hosting a holiday dinner or party, or attending a potluck, you need to bake these and share them with everyone. Everyone will love you. Thank me later.
Check out these other Holiday recipes on Domestic Superhero:
- Cranberry Moscow Mules (4 Ingredients)
- Sugar Cookie Fudge
- Cranberry Bliss Bars (Starbucks Copycat)
- Holiday Reindeer Cookies
- White Chocolate Cranberry Christmas Crack
- Christmas Crack - Saltine Cracker Toffee
- Cranberry Cheesecake (Slow Cooker)
Cranberry White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Cookies are a great holiday baking option!
- 2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup light brown sugar firmly packed
- ½ cup white sugar
- 1 cup butter softened
- 2 large eggs room temperature
- 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup macadamia nuts chopped
- 1 ½ cups white chocolate chips
- 1 cup white chocolate chips or bark, melted
- 1 cup dried cranberries chopped
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Preheat oven to 350°F. In bowl whisk flour, baking soda, and salt; set aside.
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Using a stand mixer, add white sugar and brown sugar to the bowl and mix. Add butter and mix at a medium speed for 45 seconds, scrape down sides and mix another 15 seconds. Add eggs and vanilla, and beat at medium speed until fully combined. Slowly add the flour mixture and mix at a low speed until JUST combined. Remove bowl from stand, add nuts and chocolate chips and fold gently to combine. Do not over mix.
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Drop rounded spoonfuls of dough onto an ungreased cookie sheet. Bake for 10-12 minutes or until edges begin to brown. Transfer cookies to a cooling rack and allow to cook for 1 hour.
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Taking each cookie, dip half into melted white chocolate and then either dunk into a shallow bowl filled with cranberries, or sprinkle cranberries over the top of the chocolate, quickly before it hardens. Place cookies on parchment paper and continue with all cookies.
Makes about 4 dozen cookies.
First published December 2015. Updated December 2023.
Melissa says
These are a must at any holiday gathering! Perfect in every way!
Samantha says
These cookies have it all...flavor, color, and texture! They look so pretty on my Christmas cookie platter each year and they're always a hit with everyone who tries them.
Jessica says
I think is my favorite Christmas cookie ever! So fun to make and the flavors are so hard to beat!
Beth says
These are the perfect cookies for the holiday season! The white chocolate and cranberries are the perfect flavor combination, and their color fits the season perfectly, too. I love these.
Erin | Dinners, Dishes and Dessert says
Looks impossible to resist! Such an amazing treat!
katerina @ diethood.com says
These cookies are beyond amazing!! I absolutely love the flavors!!
Sandra says
These are really amazing cookies!! Definitely a must-have on our holiday treats list!
Melissa says
Great for holiday baking festivitie fun and so delicious!
April says
These are so good, I could eat a million of them!
Erin | Dinners, Dishes and Dessert says
Awesome treat! I wanna make a basket of this!
Sha says
These cookies are one of the best! So delicious and decadent! They delighted everyone!
Sandra says
Definitely a must for holiday baking!! The combination of flavors is amazing! Thanks!
katerina @ diethood.com says
My favorite cookies! I am so excited to try this recipe!!