Cranberry Bliss Cookies

By christoph

Morsels of white chocolate, dried cranberries, and chinks of pecan combine to make this utterly amazing cookie.

Ingredients

• 1 1/4 cups soft butter or margarine
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon almond extract
• 1 teaspoon orange zest
• 3 1/2 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups white chocolate chips
• 1 cup dried cranberries
• 1 cup coarsely chopped pecans

Preparation

Step 1

Heat oven to 350°F.

Cream together butter and sugars. Beat in eggs one at a time. Add extracts and orange zest.

In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.

Mix in dry ingredients about a third at a time until incorporated (dough will be a little crumbly but not dry).

Stir in white chocolate chips, dried cranberries, and pecans.

Drop by rounded spoonfuls on to a silpat or parchment lined baking sheet (I roll my dough into 1 ¼” balls for more uniform cookies). Allow your baking sheets to cool a bit between batches (placing dough on a hot baking sheet causes the cookies to flatten out too much).

Bake for 8-10 minutes, or until golden. Cool cookies for 2 minutes on the pan before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.