{"id":7974,"date":"2023-12-04T10:46:59","date_gmt":"2023-12-04T17:46:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.happysimpleliving.com\/?p=7974"},"modified":"2024-10-13T14:45:32","modified_gmt":"2024-10-13T20:45:32","slug":"orange-cranberry-white-chocolate-cookies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.happysimpleliving.com\/orange-cranberry-white-chocolate-cookies\/","title":{"rendered":"Orange Cranberry White Chocolate Chip Cookies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

These pretty orange cranberry white chocolate cookies are sweet, tangy, citrusy and buttery. They’re perfect for holidays, Christmas cookie exchange<\/a> parties, dessert, and snacking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I especially love how easy this recipe is to make. Instead of rolling out dough and cutting cookies, these bars are baked in one big slab and cut in simple triangles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you’ve ever enjoyed the seasonal Cranberry Bliss Bars at Starbucks, you will love<\/em> these homemade chewy blondies bars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Why You’ll Love These Sweet Cookie Bars<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Festive Flavors:<\/strong> The combination of tangy cranberries, sweet white chocolate, and citrusy orange vanilla cream cheese frosting makes these bars perfect for the holiday season and special occasions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Easy to Make:<\/strong> These white chocolate cranberry cookies don’t require any special equipment, rolling, cutting, or spending too much time in the kitchen!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eye-Catching Presentation:<\/strong> Spreading with the orange cream icing, topping with dried cranberries and a drizzle of white chocolate, and cutting the bars in triangles is easy to do. The finished cookies are SO pretty!<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

The Sweetest Season Cookie Swap<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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This recipe is part of The Sweetest Season<\/a>, an annual virtual cookie swap co-hosted by Erin of The Speckled Palate<\/a> and Susannah of Feast + West<\/a>. Each December, a group of food bloggers share new holiday cookie recipes to make and give.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This year we are raising money for Cookies 4 Kids’ Cancer<\/a>, which is a recognized 501(c)3 non-profit organization dedicated to funding research for new, innovative and less-toxic treatments for childhood cancer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

About Cookies for Kids’ Cancer<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Since 2008, Cookies for Kids’ Cancer has granted nearly $18 million to pediatric cancer research in the form of 100+ research grants to leading pediatric cancer centers across the country. From these grants have stemmed 35+ treatments available to kids battling cancer today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This year your donation goes twice as far, because Cookies for Kids’ Cancer is in a matching window with their friends at OXO who will match every dollar raised through the end of 2023, up to $100,000. Whatever money you donate will automatically double!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I hope you’ll consider giving to this important cause. Donate through our fundraising page<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

More Delicious Cookie Recipes!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I cherish cookie recipes that are easy to make, pretty, AND (most important) delicious! Some of our favorites include Dulce de Leche Cookies<\/a>, Molasses Crinkle Cookies<\/a>, Coconut Almond Macaroons<\/a>, Oatmeal Butterscotch Chocolate Chip Cookies<\/a>, and Soft Chocolate Chip Cookies with Sea Salt<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ingredients Notes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Here’s what you need to know about the ingredients for these cranberry orange white chocolate cookies: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In addition to staples like all-purpose flour and eggs, here are some notes about specific ingredients: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unsalted butter<\/strong> – I like using unsalted because you have better control of the salt content in a recipe. If you only have salted butter on hand, omit the salt in the recipe. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brown sugar <\/strong>– I used light brown sugar, but you can substitute dark brown sugar if that’s what you have on hand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fresh orange zest<\/strong> – An average orange yields about 1 tablespoon of zest, so you’ll need 2 oranges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ground ginger<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

2 eggs<\/strong> – large eggs work best in this recipe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Orange juice <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vanilla extract<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Baking powder<\/strong> – Make sure your baking powder is fresh for best results.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Salt<\/strong> – Fine table salt or sea salt dissolves best in the batter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All purpose flour<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

White chocolate chips<\/strong> – Make sure the package says “white chocolate chips” and not “white baking chips,” which don’t contain any cocoa butter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chopped dried cranberries<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Equipment Needed<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Here’s what you’ll need to make the orange cranberry cookies recipe:<\/p>\n\n\n\n