Soft and chewy crinkle cookies filled with dried cranberries. These easy and delicious cookies are great for Thanksgiving or Christmas. The crinkle look in the cookies are made by rolling the cookie dough into a shallow dish of powdered sugar and baked. After they are baked, they have a crinkle look to them. They are sweet and chewy, the perfect cookie to bake this holiday season.
The cookie dough for these cookies is made similar to a classic sugar cookie dough, except that the cookie dough is filled with dried cranberries. Before baking, the cookie dough is rolled into balls, and rolled into a shallow dish of powdered sugar. They are then baked until the cookies are fully cooked through in the center. Let them cool on a cooling rack completely before serving.
Cranberry Crinkle Cookies
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup dried cranberries
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 F. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, salt, and baking soda. In a large bowl, combine butter and sugar until fluffy. Add in egg and vanilla extract, and mix until smooth.
- Add in the flour mixture, and mix until a thick dough forms. Fold in the dried cranberries. Place the powdered sugar into a shallow dish.
- Roll the cookie dough into balls, and roll them into the powdered sugar. Place the cookie dough onto ungreased baking sheets at least 2-inches apart. Bake for 10-12 minutes.
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