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These cookies have everything in them for an amazing (and easy!) cookie. A traditional chocolate chip cookie base is filled with white chocolate chips, dried cranberries and macadamia nuts. It’s a perfect combination.

💗 Why We Love This Recipe

Easy – it’s a simple recipe that’s really easy to make.
Soft and chewy – like it’s chocolate chip counterpart, these cookies are soft and chewy with a little crunch from the nuts
Mix and match – you can easily swap out the add ins to make this cookie your own creation

Ingredients Needed

2 1/4 cup all purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup butter-flavored shortening, I used Crisco
3/4 cup granulated sugar
3/4 cup packed light brown sugar
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
12 oz. white chocolate chips
1/2 cup dried fruit like cranberries or cherries
1/2 cup macadamia nuts, chopped

How to Make These Cookies

Preheat oven to 350 and line two baking sheets with parchment paper or silpat liners and set aside.

Step One: Cream Sugars

In large mixing bowl, cream together shortening, white and brown sugars
Add eggs, one at a time
Add vanilla

Step Two: Mix Dry Ingredients

In separate bowl mix together flour, baking soda and salt
One cup at a time, pour flour mixture into wet sugar mixture until combined
Add chocolate chips, dried fruit, and nuts. Hand mix with wooden spoon

Step Three: Bake

Place rounded spoonfuls of the cookie dough on greased cookie sheet (about 9 cookies per baking sheet)
Bake for 10-12 minutes until light golden brown
Let cool 5 minutes on cookie sheet, then remove to cooling rack until completely cool

Variations

Nuts – swap out different nuts. You could try pecans or walnuts.
Butterscotch chips – these would be a fun flavor to incorporate with the white chocolate
Another dried fruit – try dried cherries or another dried fruit (If you love fruit cookies, you’ll have to try our Fruitcake cookies.)

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Christmas Cookies

White Chocolate Chip, Dried Berry and Macadamia Nut Cookies

5 from 1 vote

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Ingredients

2 1/4 cup all purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup butter-flavored shortening I used Crisco
3/4 cup granulated sugar
3/4 cup packed light brown sugar
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
12 oz. white chocolate chips
1/2 cup dried fruit like cranberries or cherries
1/2 cup macadamia nuts chopped

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350
In large mixing bowl, cream together shortening, white and brown sugars
Add eggs, one at a time
Add vanilla
In separate bowl mix together flour, baking soda and salt
One cup at a time, pour flour mixture into wet sugar mixture until combined
Add chocolate chips, dried fruit, and nuts. Hand mix with wooden spoon
Place rounded spoonfuls of the cookie dough on greased cookie sheet (about 9 cookies per baking sheet)
Bake for 10-12 minutes until light golden brown
Let cool 5 minutes on cookie sheet, then remove to cooling rack until completely cool
Enjoy!

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Comments

Kimberly says

December 16, 2015 at 4:34 pm

Hi, Alicia!

Thanks so much for these lovely cookies … they are one of my favorite flavor combinations and we gobbled them up!

~Kimberly
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Kate says

December 18, 2017 at 1:10 pm

Those ginger cookies look like some I would reallllly love! One of my favorite Christmas flavors- yum!