White Chocolate Cranberry Christmas Cookies

Make Santa’s night extra sweet with these irresistible cookies! Perfect chewy cookies with crispy edges, sweet white chocolate, pistachios, and tart dried cranberries. This easy one-bowl recipe uses melted butter and The Farmer’s cow eggs for the ideal texture and includes a hint of orange zest for brightness.

Yield: 36 cookies

Ingredients

• 1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
• ¾ cup packed brown sugar (light or dark)
• ¾ cup granulated sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 tsp salt
• 2 tbsp orange zest from two large oranges
• 2 The Farmer’s Cow large egg, room temperature
• 2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 2 cups white chocolate chips or chunks
• 1 cup dried cranberries, roughly chopped
• ½ cup chopped walnuts or pistachios

Instructions

1. Melt butter in a microwave-safe bowl or saucepan until almost completely melted, then stir to finish melting with residual heat
2. In a large bowl, whisk together melted butter, brown sugar and granulated sugar until well combined. Add vanilla, salt and orange zest and mix thoroughly.
3. Whisk in eggs, one at time, until thoroughly incorporated.
4. Add flour and baking soda and stir just until dry ingredients are incorporated – do not overmix.
5. Gently fold in white chocolate, cranberries, and nuts.
6. Refrigerate dough for at least 1 hour. Meanwhile, preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
7. Roll chilled dough into 1.5 ounce balls and place on prepared baking sheets.
8. Bake 8-10 minutes until edges are golden brown but centers still look slightly underdone.
9. Cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack.

Date Posted: December 15, 2025

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