If you love soft cookies, these gluten free white chocolate cranberry cookies will become your new favorite cookie recipe!
One bite of these craisin cookies and you will be hooked!
We are finally in my favorite time of year. The leaves are turning colors, the air is cooler, and cranberries are back! I love using these tart little berries in my baking.
This time around I did use dried cranberries because I didn’t want my cookies to get soggy from the cranberry juice.”
I promise you these gluten free cranberry macadamia white chocolate chip cookies are worth it!
These cookies are soft and full of flavor. They are also healthy….as long as you don’t overdo the chocolate chips :-).
Macadamia Nuts
Macadamia nuts add a tropical crunch to these cookies. I know macadamia nuts can get expensive, so here are some good substitutes:
- Pecans
- Almond Slivers
- Walnuts
- Pistachios
Fresh Cranberries vs Dried Cranberries
As I mentioned earlier, you will want to use dried cranberries in this recipe. Fresh cranberries will make the cookies turn out too soggy to hold together.
Did you know these cranberry cookies are full of healthy antioxidants?”
They have more antioxidants than nearly every fruit and vegetable out there! Since they are only available fresh a few months per year, dried cranberries give you the benefit of cranberries all year long. These cookies have become one of my family’s favorite cranberry recipes.
These cookies are light and fluffy!
More Gluten Free Cookie Recipes to Try:
If you had these cookies in your kitchen, you would take a bite too :-). If you love white chocolate recipes, give this White Chocolate Mocha Mousse, or this Gluten Free White Chocolate Candied Ginger Biscotti recipe a try.
You will love how simple these cookies are to make and I created a short video that shows all of the steps. This is how I set up my photo shoot.
So far I have been using my iphone to make videos because I am still figuring out how to deal with the focus when I use my DLSR. I do love this easy to use iphone tripod. It was only $7.99 and is very sturdy!
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Things You Need To Make This Recipe:
- Cookie scoop. This is something I used to laugh at…until I tried one. These make your cookies all the same shape, thickness, and size!
- My very favorite gluten free flour blend makes these cookies soft and delicious.
- Almond flour adds protein and helps make these healthier.
Easy gluten free cranberry macadamia white chocolate chip cookies
- 1 cup almond flour
- 3/4 cup gluten free flour blend
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 stick butter, melted
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- dash salt
- 1/4 cup white chocolate chips
- 1/3 cup macadamia nuts, chopped
- 1/4 cup dried cranberries
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Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
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In a large bowl, add all dry ingredients. Whisk to blend.
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In a small bowl, add all wet ingredients. Whisk to blend.
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Pour wet ingredients into dry ingredients. Add mix-ins.
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Mix well.
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Use a cookie scoop to drop cookie dough onto parchment lined cookie sheet.
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Bake 8 minutes until done
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Remove from the oven and put cookies onto a cooling rack.
More Yummy Gluten Free Cookie Recipes To Try!
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- Edible Gluten Free Cookie Dough Frosting
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- GF Carrot Cake Cookies
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- Minty Sugar Cookies
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- Coconut Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
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- Gingersnap Cookies
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- Grain Free Linzer Cookies
Vania
Hai…. is it possible if I change almond flour with coconut flour?
Sandi Gaertner
Hi Vania, Unfortunately, this recipe is going to turn out very dry with coconut flour. Coconut flour needs a ton of liquid and I worry it will not work in this recipe. If you do try it, you will need to add a lot more liquid and some type of binder so they don’t fall apart.
Barbara
Maybe I did something wrong, my cookies were flat not fluffy and spread out a lot. However, they do taste wonderful. Any recommendations for why my cookies were so flat?
Sandi Gaertner
Hi Barbara, it could be the gluten free flour blend you used. The ratio of gluten free flours/starches in a blend can affect the moisture ratio and the thickness of the cookie. If you use the flour blend you have, you may consider adding more flour so that these cookies are puffed like in my photos. I hope this helps.
sara | belly rumbles
A couple of these with a cup of tea would go down a treat right now. They look delicious.
Bintu - Recipes From A Pantry
Love the cranberry and nut combination. Cranberries are so good for you too
Jessie Gunaseelan
Can’t get enough of cranberries and macadamia nut.
Elizabeth
Mmmm these cookies look fantastic! Packed full of protein too. Love the little phone tripod, what a handy thing to have!
Sandi Gaertner
Thank you Elizabeth, that little tripod was the best $10 I have spent 🙂
Sam | Ahead of Thyme
Omg these cookies like amazing, so soft and chewy!!
Sandi Gaertner
Thank you so much Sam 🙂
Jennifer A Stewart
I always loved the combination of white chocolate and macadamia nuts but pairing it with cranberry is the perfect way to highlight it! Plus it looks festive for Christmas! Love your set up too! I am always happy to see how people shoot their photos
Sandi Gaertner
Thank you so much Jennifer 🙂
Joanie @ ZagLeft
These cookies look perfect – crisp on the edges and soft in the center. I’d love a few with my morning coffee.
Sandi Gaertner
Thank you so much Joanie 🙂
Sharon @What The Fork
Yum Yum Yum! I love cranberries so much along with my girls! These look so good!
Sandi Gaertner
Thank you so much Sharon 🙂
Megan | Allergy Free Alaska
I love cranberries too, Sandi!! Especially with white chocolate. 😉 These look perfect!
Sandi Gaertner
Thank you so much Megan 🙂
Heather Kinnaird
we love cranberries, but I don;t think I have e er baked with them before…these would be so pretty for christmas
Sandi Gaertner
Baking with cranberries is fun, just make sure if you use fresh cranberries to add more sugar since cranberries are so tart 🙂
Jessica | The Novice Chef
I’m obsessed with cranberries. I’ve got to try these out! They look incredible.
Sandi Gaertner
I hope you like them Jessica 🙂
Brandy | Nutmeg Nanny
Look at how thick and fluffy those are! Delish!
Sandi Gaertner
🙂 They are hard to resist. Thank you Brandy.
Renee - Kudos Kitchen
These cookies look completely plump and delicious! I love cranberries and white chocolate together!
Sandi Gaertner
Thank you Renee 🙂
Cookin Canuck
Macadamia nuts and white chocolate are meant to be together forever, but I do love that you also threw some cranberries in there. Perfect for the holidays!
Sandi Gaertner
We think a like…and now I realize I need to make more 🙂
Mr. Fearless Dining
I would like to kindly request you that test this recipe again. Don’t change anything because they taste great and have awesome texture!! I just need more, uh, samples. 🙂
Sandi Gaertner
LOL, they must be good because you have never written a request to the chef like this before 🙂 XXOO Mrs. Fearless Dining
Christine | Mid-Life Croissant
I’m excited to try some gluten free baking this holiday season and these cookies seem like a great place to start. Not only do I love macadamia nuts, they seem fairly simple to make. For an anxious baker like me that is a major plus.