Cranberry White Chocolate Pecan cookies {gluten-free}

A perfect holiday cookie, or delicious treat anytime with seasonal dried cranberries, white chocolate and pecans. This rustic cookie is gluten-free made with tasty oat flour and a perfect balance between a cakey and chewy cookie chock full of the star ingredients. A little secret to make the cranberries a fabulous consistency: soaking them first in the eggs and vanilla!

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Prep Time 45

Cook Time 13

Total Time 1 15

Servings Aproximately 24 cookies

Calories 121kcal

Author Toni Dash

Ingredients

¾ cup Dried Sweetened Cranberries (I prefer apple juice sweetened)
1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
2 Eggs , lightly beaten
1 stick Unsalted Butter , softened
½ cup granulated Sugar
¼ cup Light Brown Sugar
1 ¾ cup Oat Flour (gluten-free if gluten intolerant)
½ teaspoon Baking Powder
½ teaspoon Kosher Salt
½ teaspoon ground Cinnamon
½ cup Pecan Halves , rough chopped
1 cup White Chocolate*

Instructions

In a small mixing bowl, combine the cranberries, eggs and vanilla. Cover with plastic wrap and allow to sit at room temperature for 30 minutes.
In a mixing bowl, cream the butter. Add the granulated and brown sugar and cream together.
In a separate mixing bowl, combine the oat flour, baking powder, salt and cinnamon.
With the mixer running on low, pour in the dry ingredients and fully mix together (the mixture will be dry).
Pour in the cranberry-egg mixture and mix until fully combined. Mix in the pecans and white chocolate just until incorporated; do not over mix.
Place the dough, covered with plastic wrap into the refrigerator for 2 hours.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Using a small dining spoon, scoop a spoonful onto a silpat or parchment-lined baking sheet, form loosely into a ball shape (do not overwork the dough).
Bake for 13 minutes or until the bottom begins to turn dark golden brown. Remove from oven, allow to sit on cookie sheet for 5 minutes. Remove and let cool fully on a cooling rack.

Notes

*instead of white chocolate chips, I rough chopped a 3.5 ounce Green & Black's Organic White Chocolate bar. The chocolate is made with Madagascar vanilla flavoring it to be more deep and natural. The rough chopping gives a more rustic quality to the chocolate as well.

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