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Posted:9/14/2016
Updated:8/24/2019

Chocolate Chip & Cranberry Shortbread Cookies

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Studded with bits of chocolate and dried cranberries and spiced with warming spices like cinnamon, nutmeg and allspice – these delicious Chocolate Chip & Cranberry Shortbread Cookies are unbelievably easy to make. Great for holiday baking, but with those flavor-packed dried cranberries from Ocean Spray® Craisins® Dried Cranberries, you could make these any time of the year! 

These Cranberry Shortbread Cookies are crisp, buttery, crumbly and addictively delicious!

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Chocolate Chip & Cranberry Shortbread Cookies - Crisp, buttery, crumbly shortbread cookies, studded with bits of milk chocolate and dried cranberries and spiced with warming spices like cinnamon, nutmeg and allspice, that are unbelievably (repeat, unbelievably!) easy to make and great for holiday baking!

Chocolate Chip & Cranberry Shortbread Cookies - Crisp, buttery, crumbly shortbread cookies, studded with bits of milk chocolate and dried cranberries and spiced with warming spices like cinnamon, nutmeg and allspice, that are unbelievably (repeat, unbelievably!) easy to make and great for holiday baking!

Autumn isn’t just a distant pipe dream anymore. It really truly is here. Well, almost. I’ve said it before – summer just wasn’t meant for me. I like cooler, colder weather better and the prospect of Fall is very exciting.

And personally, another reason for me to celebrate Fall – cranberries! There’s a reason why cranberries are so popular, especially during the holiday season here in the US. Apart from being sweet, tart and citrusy on their own, they do have numerous health benefits and they have this uncanny ability to brighten up and enhance any dish.  They reach their plump, bright red, ripe form during September – November, not a moment too soon for all that holiday baking.

But the great thing about a product like Ocean Spray® Craisins® Dried Cranberries is that it lets you enjoy this versatile and flavorful fruit any time of the year! Plus, there’s even more flavor concentrated into those ruby red, dried cranberries which makes even snacking on them fun! And that makes these Craisins® Dried Cranberries a very flavorful addition in your baking as well.

Fun Fact – did you know Ocean Spray®’s first product was jellied cranberry sauce, and then cranberry juice cocktail in the 1930s? They’ve come a long way since then with innovative products like Craisins® Dried Cranberries.

Chocolate Chip & Cranberry Shortbread Cookies - Crisp, buttery, crumbly shortbread cookies, studded with bits of milk chocolate and dried cranberries and spiced with warming spices like cinnamon, nutmeg and allspice, that are unbelievably (repeat, unbelievably!) easy to make and great for holiday baking!

Last year, I shared these Orange and Cardamom Melting Moments Cookies (a cousin of shortbread cookies), which I make often simply because they are just so damn easy to make, versatile and delicious. They have the right amount of sweetness (I don’t like my shortbread cookies too sweet), and they are so delightfully crumbly and buttery. They are like a blank canvas to me to add on more flavors, spices, bits of chocolate, nuts, raisins, whatever! They never disappoint. I’m serious – THEY, NEVER, DISAPPOINT.

So I decided to give my melting moments cookies a Fall makeover with some warming spices like cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice and bits of chocolate and Craisins® Dried Cranberries. The result – these Chocolate Chip Cranberry Shortbread Cookies that you simply HAVE to make! 🙂 These are ridiculously easy to make that even someone who has never baked before could make these perfectly well!

Chocolate Chip & Cranberry Shortbread Cookies - Crisp, buttery, crumbly shortbread cookies, studded with bits of milk chocolate and dried cranberries and spiced with warming spices like cinnamon, nutmeg and allspice, that are unbelievably (repeat, unbelievably!) easy to make and great for holiday baking!

As you can see in the video, the cookie dough comes together easily in a matter of minutes and bakes in 15 minutes! There’s a resting time to let the dough chill, so you can preheat the oven while the dough is chilling and you’ll have these unbelievably delicious Chocolate Chip Cranberry shortbread cookies in no time!

They are buttery, crunchy, crumbly and crisp at the same time, with just the right amount of sweetness while studded with bits of chocolate and those flavorful Craisins® Dried Cranberries, and then with a hint of all those amazing warming spices! Those dried cranberries are like bits of chewy candy in these cranberry shortbread cookies. Really, these chocolate chip & cranberry shortbread cookies should be right up there on your list of what to bake next. These are so easy make, it’s almost unfair.

Chocolate Chip & Cranberry Shortbread Cookies - Crisp, buttery, crumbly shortbread cookies, studded with bits of milk chocolate and dried cranberries and spiced with warming spices like cinnamon, nutmeg and allspice, that are unbelievably (repeat, unbelievably!) easy to make and great for holiday baking!

They are perfect to be dunked in hot milk or coffee too. We enjoyed ours with a cup of hot chocolate. Maybe next time I’ll have it with a pumpkin spice latte and really celebrate the spirit of Fall!

 

 

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Chocolate Chip & Cranberry Shortbread Cookies

NOTE ON WEIGHTS - I have included cup measurements in the recipe, but I cannot guarantee the results, since when it comes to baking cup measurements simply aren't as accurate. Grams and ounces provide very consistent baking results every time. Each person weighs cup measurements differently resulting in different amounts of flour or sugar in a cup. To keep this as accurate as possible, I measure EACH INGREDIENT by spooning the ingredients into the cup to over fill and then level it off with a spatula or knife. Using a small kitchen scale for baking is highly recommended as it makes things more easy, consistent and a lot less messy.
Serves 28 cookies
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Ingredients:

  • 5.3 oz / 150g / 1 cup + 2 tbsp AP flour
  • 1.7 oz / 50g / 1/4 cup + 2 tbsp cornstarch
  • 5.3 oz / 150g / 1 stick + 3 tbsp good-quality unsalted butter
  • 2.6 oz / 75g / 1/2 cup icing sugar confectioner's sugar
  • 3.5 oz / 100g / 1/2 cup chopped Craisins® Dried Cranberries
  • 3.5 oz/ 100g / approx. 1 bar of chopped chocolate or chocolate chips or use dark chocolate for extra health benefits, but you can use any chocolate you like
  • ½ tsp pumpkin spice or a combination of cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice
  • Zest of 1 lemon a generous 1/2 tsp
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • Generous pinch of salt

Instructions:

  • Place the butter, salt and confectioner's sugar in a bowl and beat until the mix is creamy and fluffy.
  • Add the spices, lemon zest, Craisins® Dried Cranberries, chocolate, vanilla and mix well.
  • Sift the AP flour and cornstarch together into a separate bowl. Add the sifted dry ingredients into the butter-sugar mix in two batches, mixing gently with a wooden spoon or spatula after each addition. Following the second addition, mix until a soft dough is formed.
  • Refrigerate the dough for about 15 - 30 minutes.
  • Preheat oven to 350°F/180°C while the dough is chilling and line a baking tray with parchment paper.
  • Roll the chilled dough into 1 inch balls and place them on the tray with about 2 inches of space between each. Press down gently on each with a fork.
  • Bake in the oven for about 15 minutes or until the cookies turn a light golden color (the bottom will be a golden color).
  • Remove from the oven and let them cool down for a few minutes and transfer to a wire rack to cool down completely. Then store them in an airtight container.
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Ocean Spray® Craisins® Dried Cranberries may not be available at all Sam’s Club locations, but they are still available at a number of retailers! I picked up a bag at Walmart. You can find them in the aisle with all the other Ocean Spray® products, raisins and nuts! An even bigger bonus – there is a  price rollback for the 24 oz pouches to $4.98 at Walmart too – so go ahead and stock up! 😉

Are you inspired by Craisins® Dried Cranberries? What will you make #BetterWithCraisins? You can check out great Craisins® Dried Cranberries recipes here for more inspiration too!

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  1. cakespy says

    October 22, 2017 at 06:38

    The texture on these babies looks perfect!! I love buttery crumbly cookies esp when they have a little contrast like you have here with the cranberry!

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  2. DessertForTwo says

    November 11, 2016 at 15:39

    These sound (and look!) so good!

    Reply
  3. Megan @ MegUnprocessed says

    November 10, 2016 at 00:16

    You have combined the best two things into one!

    Reply
  4. Christin@SpicySouthernKitchen says

    November 8, 2016 at 17:37

    These cookies sound so amazing! Going to have to try them!

    Reply
  5. Julie says

    November 6, 2016 at 16:49

    I love the new look Dini! It’s so homey and a person could hang out for a long time just looking at all of your beautiful recipes.

    Reply
  6. Fisch says

    October 23, 2016 at 17:43

    Absolutely delicious! I whipped these up today and they were a huge hit. At first I was nervous since all I had was unsweetened baking chocolate but the sweetness of the dough and cranberries balanced it out beautifully! Thanks for sharing this recipe!

    Reply
  7. Barb says

    October 16, 2016 at 07:29

    Simply wonderful, best Autumn cookie ever. THank you.

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  8. Helen in CA says

    October 7, 2016 at 00:37

    Sounds delicous!

    Not all of us weigh our ingredients……wishing that these were also in Cups etc. (Here I am assuming that you might be in the US, if not well, never mind)

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    • Helen in CA says

      October 7, 2016 at 00:39

      Esp since you’re talking about Sam’s Club and Walmart

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    • Dini says

      October 7, 2016 at 10:06

      Thank you Helen!
      I have included the cup measurements in the recipe now 🙂 I prefer not to bake with cup measurements as they always differ and don’t always provide consistent baking results. I find weight measurements a lot easier and far more accurate – Plus cup measurements differ from country to country as well.
      The measurements I have included now are in US cups, but make sure you measure them they way I did (as noted in the recipe) to keep it as accurate as possible.
      I hope that helps!
      Dini

      Reply
  9. Lane & Holly @ With Two Spoons says

    September 14, 2016 at 21:59

    These sound like such a great twist on the classic chocolate chip cookie! Delicious!

    Reply
    • Diane says

      October 7, 2016 at 09:28

      What is icing sugar and why is everything in ounces?

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      • Dini says

        October 7, 2016 at 10:08

        Hi Diane!
        I prefer not to bake with cup measurements as they always differ and don’t always provide consistent baking results. I find weight measurements a lot easier and far more accurate – plus cup measurements differ from country to country as well.
        However, I have included US cup measurements in the recipe now, but make sure you measure them they way I did (as noted in the recipe) to keep it as accurate as possible.

        Icing sugar is the same as confectioners sugar or powdered sugar.
        I hope that helps!
        Dini

        Reply

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