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Cranberry Bliss Cookies

Dec 15, 2014 · 30 Comments

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Cranberry Bliss Cookies are chewy, have a hint of tart from the cranberry pieces and sweetness from white chocolate chips and frosting drizzled over them making them one delicious Christmas cookie (or really a delicious cookie that can be enjoyed any time of year, because I’ll definitely be making these throughout the year!)

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I don’t know about you, but as soon as December rolls around I start seeing Cranberry Bliss Bars appear at Starbucks. They’re an absolute favorite of mine. Ever since having one at the beginning of the month I’ve been thinking about them.

So when I needed to bake a cookie for the Great Big Food Blogger Cookie Swap, all I could think about was making these cookies. The Great Food Blogger Swap exchange is such a great event. Bloggers from all over the world participate and send each other cookies, proceeds from the event go to an organization that aims to fight pediatric cancer. After you sign up for the event (thank you Lindsay and Julie for all the coordination) you get sent three matches and then you mail three dozen cookies to three different bloggers, and then you receive three different cookies from three different bloggers.
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I was so excited that I got to send cookies to three lovely ladies I’d actually all met in person: my bestie Lynn from Order in the Kitchen whom I met at ChoppedCon,  and my girl Taylor from Food Faith Fitness and Melissa from Hungry Food Love whom I believe I met at BlogHer Food in Miami.

To make these cranberry bliss cookies you’ll make the cookie batter and add in fresh cranberries and white chocolate chips and then frost them with a cream cheese frosting:
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I had so much fun making the cookies and shipping them and was so happy to see them being enjoyed by the recipients, here here here and here are pictures of the received cookies!

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And let me tell you…getting three different cookies in the mail? Awesome! I got chewy molasses cookies, then I got chocolate almond biscotti and then brown butter shortbread cookies. Here is a picture of the cookies I received:

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It was such a fun event to participate in and bake cookies for!

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Cranberry Bliss Cookies

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Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 11 minutes
Total Time: 41 minutes
Servings: 5 1/2 dozen cookies

Ingredients

  • 1 Cup Butter at room temperature
  • 1/2 Cup Vegetable shortening
  • 1 Cup Sugar
  • 1 1/2 Cups Brown Sugar
  • 1 Tbs Vanilla extract
  • 3 Eggs
  • 4 Cups Flour
  • 2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 Cup Candied ginger finely chopped
  • 1 Tbs Orange zest
  • 1 Cup Cranberries finely chopped
  • 11 oz White chocolate chips
  • For the frosting -
  • 4 oz Cream Cheese at room temp
  • 4 1/2 Cups Powdered Sugar
  • 1 tsp orange juice
  • 1 Tbs Corn syrup
  • 1 tsp Vanilla Extract

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 and line two baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone baking mats.
  • In the bowl of a stand mixer cream the butter, vegetable shortening and granulated and brown sugar until smooth and creamy (about 2 minutes). Scrape down the sides of the bowl with a spatula and then add the vanilla extract and the eggs. Beat until combined.
  • Next add in the flour, baking soda, salt and orange zest and beat until combined, then add in the finely chopped ginger and cranberry pieces and beat again until all combined, then with a wooden spoon stir in the white chocolate chips.
  • Scoop 1 Tbs of cookie dough onto the prepared cookie sheets (i got 12 per cookie sheet) and press down a little and then bake for 11 minutes. Remove from oven, allow to cool for a few minutes, then transfer to a cooling rack and repeat the baking process with all the dough.
  • To make the frosting start by creaming the cream cheese and then scrape the sides of the bowl and add the powdered sugar, vanilla extract and corn syrup. Beat until a smooth consistency (I beat my frosting for about 3-5 minutes). Spoon frosting into a piping bag and then frost the cookies by making a zig-zag pattern over the cookies. Allow the cookies to cool until the frosting is stiff to touch, then store in an air tight container until ready to enjoy!

 

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  1. Lisa Edwina says

    January 27, 2020 at 1:26 am

    its looks so yummy and tast cranberry bliss cookies .thanks for sharing post

    Reply
    • Sweetphi says

      January 28, 2020 at 3:05 pm

      So glad you enjoyed!

      Reply
  2. Sophie Anderson says

    December 19, 2019 at 7:37 pm

    I love cranberries and white chocolate together. This looks amazing.

    Reply
    • Sweetphi says

      December 20, 2019 at 8:59 am

      So glad you like the look of this, hope you enjoy them

      Reply
  3. Malissa says

    December 18, 2019 at 7:15 pm

    These cookies are delicious and super festive looking. This will be perfect to fill my Christmas cookie tray. 🙂

    Reply
    • Sweetphi says

      December 18, 2019 at 9:30 pm

      So glad you like the look of these, I think you’ll love them!

      Reply
  4. Whits@amusebouche says

    December 5, 2019 at 8:01 pm

    Sounds delicious! Pinning it now and will definitely be baking these next week, thanks for sharing!

    Reply
    • Sweetphi says

      December 7, 2019 at 2:05 pm

      I think you’ll love these, thanks for pinning!

      Reply
  5. Anthony Allen says

    October 14, 2019 at 7:28 pm

    Oh my oh my. I love the combination of cranberries and white chocolate, especially on a healthier cookie base. I’m not sure there is such thing a ‘too big a cookie!’.
    I’m pinning to make these as soon as possible.

    Reply
    • Sweetphi says

      October 20, 2019 at 8:42 pm

      Thank you – I think you’ll love these cookies!

      Reply
  6. Richard Tunner says

    September 24, 2019 at 7:49 pm

    Made these cookies for a party and they are so pretty. Thank you for the recipe.

    Reply
    • Sweetphi says

      September 25, 2019 at 7:10 pm

      You’re so welcome, glad you enjoyed these cookies!

      Reply
  7. Susan Dubose says

    September 23, 2019 at 7:17 pm

    great recipe made today definitely will be adding to Christmas cookie line up do from now on. Thanks for sharing.

    Reply
    • Sweetphi says

      September 25, 2019 at 7:10 pm

      You’re so welcome, glad you enjoyed these cookies!

      Reply
  8. Kara Mathys @Wellnessgrit says

    February 4, 2019 at 8:56 am

    Definitely, your cranberry bliss cookies are awesomeness! This is a great recipe Sweetphi, as you know I made it a short while ago and it was lovely, in fact, have made it again since. Thanks for sharing!

    Reply
  9. Robin Hamilton @Wellness Wires says

    September 21, 2018 at 8:56 am

    I’ll definitely try these cranberry bliss cookies. My husband and son would love it! Thanks and kudos for this excellent recipe.

    Reply
    • Sweetphi says

      September 21, 2018 at 11:04 am

      I think they’ll love this recipe, thanks for commenting!

      Reply
  10. Bella Hardy @ Healthnerdy says

    July 4, 2018 at 4:42 am

    Awesomeness cranberry bliss cookies! Hey there, I’m a huge fan of cookies look way awesome! Happy Independence Day!

    Reply
    • Sweetphi says

      July 6, 2018 at 9:32 am

      Thank you, so glad you like these cookies 🙂

      Reply
  11. Jill Roberts @ WellnessGeeky says

    January 5, 2018 at 2:04 pm

    Gorgeous pictures. I made these cranberry bliss cookies for the super bowl party and it was a crowd favorite. I’m also gonna pin this post on my Pinterest board my followers will love it. Thanks for sharing, Sweetphi!

    Reply
    • Sweetphi says

      January 5, 2018 at 8:03 pm

      Thank you SO much for the super sweet comment Jill, so happy you loved them, and thank you for the pins, really appreciate that!

      Reply
  12. Christine says

    January 2, 2015 at 7:21 pm

    I wish cranberries were in season all year round. This recipe looks so amazing! I hope I can participate in the cookie swap next year. It sounds like a lot of fun. Thank you for linking it up to #FoodieFridays!

    Reply
    • Sweetphi says

      January 2, 2015 at 9:10 pm

      I wish cranberries were in season all year round too! I always like to buy a bunch of bags of cranberries when they’re super cheap and then store the in the freezer, that way I can have fresh cranberries all year 🙂 Thank you so much for stopping by to comment 🙂

      Reply
  13. Lynn Lovejoy says

    December 15, 2014 at 10:45 pm

    GIRL!!! YOUR COOKIES WERE FROM HEAVEN. I am seriously grateful that you only sent as many as you did because you can bet if I had more I would have eaten every.single.one. and I would be a chubster at my wedding. I’m SO grateful you got me as the person you sent them to because OMG they were SO AMAZING. My friend and her husband loved them, he legit ate like 6 of them. SO GOOD… I can’t wait to make these like for real.

    Reply
    • Sweetphi says

      December 16, 2014 at 5:40 pm

      I was soooo excited when I got you to send cookies too! I’m so glad you liked them, that makes me so happy when people actually get to try something I’ve made and enjoy it! Can’t wait for your wedding either, and girl, you’d be a gorgeous at any size 😉

      Reply

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