Chewy Cranberry Chips Cookies

Name: Chewy Cranberry Chips Cookies
Ingredients: 10 tablespoons unsalted butter; 4 ounces neufchatel cheese; 34 cup dark brown sugar; 12 cup white sugar; 12 teaspoon salt; 1 34 cups all-purpose flour or 1 34 cups whole wheat; 12 teaspoon baking soda; 14 teaspoon nutmeg, fresh grated; 12 teaspoon ground ginger; 1 egg, whole; 1 egg yolk; 1 teaspoon vanilla; 1 cup dried cranberries; 1 teaspoon orange zest; 12 cup vanilla baking chips; 34 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips; 1 tablespoon candied ginger, chopped (optional)

17 ingredients

13 steps

Ingredients

10 tablespoons unsalted butter
4 ounces neufchatel cheese
34 cup dark brown sugar
12 cup white sugar
12 teaspoon salt
1 34 cups all-purpose flour or 1 34 cups whole wheat
12 teaspoon baking soda
14 teaspoon nutmeg, fresh grated
12 teaspoon ground ginger
1 egg, whole
1 egg yolk
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup dried cranberries
1 teaspoon orange zest
12 cup vanilla baking chips
34 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 tablespoon candied ginger, chopped (optional)

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
2

Heat butter in a pan till lightly browned and has a nutty fragrance.
3

Whisk in cheese and sugars and salt.
4

Let sit while stirring flour, baking soda, nutmeg and ginger together.
5

Give a stir to the butter mixture let sit again while placing parchment paper on three large cookie sheet pans.
6

FYI Letting the sugars sit in the butter/ cheese mixture helps dissolve the sugars, making a delicious chewy cookie.
7

Whisk in whole egg, yolk and vanilla.
8

Stir in the flour mixture to combine then stir in the chips, orange zest and cranberries.
9

And optional candied ginger if you like.
10

Place 8 cookies per sheet pan.
11

Bake 12-14 minutes.
12

Remove from oven and let rest 1-2 minutes.
13

Remove and let cool on wire racks.