Chocolate Dipped Cranberry Cookies

Cranberry Cookies Dipped in Chocolate

I’m also crazy about all those little bits of cranberries in each bite! Chopping the dried cranberries up first ensures that their flavor is evenly spread out – plus that way you don’t get big chunks in some bites and none in others. And here I chose to use the cherry juice infused cranberries. If you can’t find the cherry version the plain will work great as well. I just love that triple flavor combo of cranberry, cherry and chocolate. Right about now I’m just wondering where these cookies have been all my life. They are definitely going to be a new go-to holiday cookie! The adults loved them and the kids loved them too. The flavor reminds me something of cherry chocolates in cookie form.

Ingredients Needed for This Recipe

All-purpose flour Baking soda Salt Cream of tartar Granulated sugar Unsalted butter Orange zest Eggs Red food coloring (optional) Vanilla extract Dried cranberries (I like cherry flavored here) Semi-sweet chocolate Walnuts (optional)

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How to Make Cranberry Cookies

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line baking sheets. Whisk together flour, baking soda, salt and cream of tartar. In a stand mixer cream together sugar, butter and orange zest until well blended. Mix in egg the mix in egg yolk, coloring and vanilla extract. Add in flour mixture then mix until nearly combined then add in cranberries and mix until combined. Scoop dough out and shape into 2 Tbsp balls. Space 2-inches apart on prepared baking sheets. Flatten cookies slightly, bake one sheet at a time in preheated oven, 9 – 11 minutes . Let cool on pan several minutes then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. Melt chocolate and line baking sheets with parchment paper. Once cookies are cool dip half of each cookie in chocolate. Sprinkle with walnuts if desired. Transfer to refrigerator and let chill until chocolate sets.

Here I love the addition of orange zest – for a quadruple flavor combination that’s simply divine. Because why just leave it at cranberry, cherry and chocolate when you can add orange to that too? I’ve always loved those orange chocolates and here you get a nice hint of that.

Tips for the Best Cranberry Cookies

Cream of tartar adds a nice light tang and makes a thicker cookie but it can be omitted if you don’t have it. Use cherry flavored cranberries if you can find them. They add delicious flavor. Don’t use an imitation chocolate coating, for best flavor stick will real semi-sweet chocolate for dipping.