Sweet & Simple Cranberry, Pecan, and White Chocolate Cookies

Sweet & Simple Cranberry, Pecan, and White Chocolate Cookies

The title is a little “off” when referring to my cookies.  My cookies should be called “Cranberry and Mini Chocolate Chip Cookies”.  You see, I have been putting nuts in everything I’ve baked throughout the holiday season.  This cookie was going to be different. 

The original recipe can be found here …

Apple Crumbles version used 2/3 cup flour + 1/2 tsp baking powder + 1/2 tsp salt + 2/3 cup Simply Granola with Cranberries (the granola was instead of 1/3 c Rolled oats).

Mix all of the above in a bowl.  Then cream the 1/2 c butter + 1/4 cup brown sugar (reduced from 1/3c in original recipe) + 1/2 cup granulated sugar.  Now add 1 egg + 1 tsp vanilla.  Mix in the 1/3 cup dried cranberries and 1/3 cup mini chocolate chips.

Bake for 12 – 15 minutes in a 350 F oven. 

The result was not a pretty cookie. 

But the best part was that it tasted SO GOOD!  

With a little work, it ended up playing the part of a nice “give away” cookie. 

Thanks Maria and Rosie for another terrific recipe from Sweet & Simple Bakes.

Joanne

13 Comments

• At 2010.01.02 09:41, Hannah said:
  

  Oh wow… Thin and crispy cookies don’t usually do it for me, but I do believe I would make an exception for these…. 😉

  Happy New Year!

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• At 2010.01.03 07:01, Karine said:
  

  Your cookies look amazing! Thanks for sharing 🙂

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• At 2010.01.08 22:57, usha said:
  

  your cookies look great.. I prefer chewy ones to crisp cookies

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• At 2010.01.09 08:38, sugar plum said:
  

  Good looking pretty cookies ….

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• At 2010.01.09 09:16, Joanne said:
  

  Thanks. I liked these cookies but they weren’t one of my favorites because, as Usha said, my preference is chewy as well.

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• At 2010.01.09 12:26, Jennifer K said:
  

  Thanks for leaving a comment on my blog! Although your cookies turned out thin and crisp, they still look really good to me. I guess you could dip them in coffee but I could just eat them as is.

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• At 2010.01.09 20:50, Chaya said:
  

  Using granola for oats is a great idea. I either have to make it or find one that is gluten free and kosher. I liked this cookie and so did hubby. That makes it a success.

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• At 2010.01.09 23:32, Dips said:
  

  Great job ! They were perfect for holiday goodie packages for sure…

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• At 2010.01.10 00:19, Tessa said:
  

  I agree these cookies definately were good – I got an announcement of this from my hubby as he was eating them off the pan. Unfortunately, I have no pictures… camera mishap. Thanks for baking with us pictures or not!

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• At 2010.01.10 08:13, Choclette said:
  

  Great idea using granola instead of oats – bet they tasted good.

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• At 2010.01.10 10:07, natalia said:
  

  How lovely aand crisp your cookies are !!

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• At 2010.01.10 13:04, Chele said:
  

  I love how you managed to change the recipe so much. The finished product looks just as wonderful as the original. Well done ;0)

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• At 2010.01.16 11:27, Mark said:
  

  Great idea to use granola.

  Mark

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