(Fresh) Cranberry Chocolate Chunk Brown Butter Cookies

Posted on November 11, 2013  |  Print Recipe

Looking for a new way to use up your extra cranberries?  Cranberries get an upgrade in these brown butter cookies that are loaded with rich dark chocolate chunks.

(Fresh) Cranberry Chocolate Chunk Brown Butter Cookies

I have to tell you, these cookies surprised me!  They are so much better than I even expected.  Tart cranberries, rich dark chocolate (a lot of it) and chewy brown butter cookie dough work together pretty perfectly.
(Fresh) Cranberry Chocolate Chunk Brown Butter Cookies

The idea came about because I have a giant bag of cranberries in my fridge.  Thanks to Costco, it is less expensive to buy about one billion pounds of cranberries than it is to buy one pound.  Well, something like that.  The first thing I made with them was pie (recipe coming soon).  That barely made a dent!  This past weekend I made my winter fruit crisp but still, SO many cranberries.

(Fresh) Cranberry Chocolate Chunk Brown Butter Cookies

Anyway, I thought throwing the fresh cranberries into a cookie would be a fun treat for the holiday season.  I was so right.  Not only do these cookies taste amazing (and are um, addicting), but they also look pretty too.  The pop of fuchsia is a nice addition to your typical cookie plate.   Make these cookies for Thanksgiving, Christmas or your next cookie swap.  Oh, and probably double the batch.  You will want extras.

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(Fresh) Cranberry Chocolate Chunk Brown Butter Cookies
 
Looking for a new way to use up your extra cranberries? Cranberries get an upgrade in these brown butter cookies that are loaded with rich dark chocolate chunks.
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Recipe type: Dessert
Makes: 15 large cookies

Ingredients
  • 4 ounces (1/2 cup / 1 stick) unsalted butter, softened
  • 1⅞ ounces (~1/4 cup) granulated sugar
  • 5½ ounces (~2/3 cup) packed light brown sugar
  • 1 x-large egg at room temperature
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 7 ounces (~1½ cups) all-purpose flour
  • ½ teaspoons baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 4 ounces (~1 cup) dark chocolate chunks
  • 3 ounces (~3/4 cup) fresh cranberries, washed and dried

Instructions
  1. Brown the butter: Heat butter in a small heavy saucepan over medium heat, stirring constantly, when butter turns to an amber/light brown color, remove from heat immediately (You should be able to smell the deeper more caramel flavor of the butter) pour browned butter immediately into a small bowl and set aside to cool
  2. Once butter has cooled, place in the large bowl of an electric mixer with sugars; beat on high speed until well combined
  3. Add egg and vanilla, mix on medium speed until well mixed
  4. In a separate medium-sized bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda and salt; slowly add to wet ingredients with mixer on low speed; do not over mix
  5. Slowly stir in chocolate chunks and cranberries
  6. Chill dough for 24 hours for best results (minimum of 2 hours) before baking
  7. When ready to bake, pre-heat oven to 325 degrees; line baking sheets with parchment paper and set aside
  8. Scoop cookie dough with large cookie dough scoop (~3 tablespoons) on to prepared baking sheets (note it is normal for cookie dough to be very hard, you can let it rest at room temperature for a few minutes prior to scooping)
  9. Bake cookies until firm: 17-19 minutes or until edges are golden brown and cranberries have popped
  10. Allow to cool before serving

 

(Fresh) Cranberry Chocolate Chunk Brown Butter Cookies
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