Bake these Thanksgiving Cinnamon Cranberry Cookies for a cozy holiday treat! They’re chewy, spiced, and full of sweet and tart cranberry flavor. You can make them ahead of time, and freeze the dough up to a month in advance to be ready to bake on Thanksgiving Day!
Happy almost Thanksgiving, everyone! I’ve been a little under the weather this week, so I’ve been catching up on rest (and binge watching Glee). But I wanted to make sure to get this last-minute recipe out before the holiday!
I’ve been working especially hard on my cookie recipes this past year (like these cornbread ones or these shortbread ones!). I’m planning to post my chocolate chip cookies recipe soon, but this is kind of a soft launch of it. These Thanksgiving Cookies have my chocolate chip cookie recipe backbone, but with Thanksgiving flavors! There’s cinnamon in the dough, plus cranberries, pecans, and chocolate chips to keep things interesting. Enjoy!
For more Thanksgiving recipes, check out my full Thanksgiving Recipe Guide or my Vegan Thanksgiving Guide!
Thanksgiving Cinnamon Cranberry Cookies
Ingredients
Wet Ingredients
- 113 Grams Unsalted Butter 1/2 cup, at room temperature
- 107 Grams Dark Brown Sugar 1/2 cup
- 50 Grams Granulated Sugar 1/4 cup
- 1 Tsp Vanilla Bean Paste or Extract
- 1 Egg at room temperature
Dry Ingredients
- 180 Grams All-Purpose Flour 1 1/2 cups
- 1/2 Tsp Salt
- 1/2 Tsp Baking Soda
- 1 Tsp Cinnamon
- 50 Grams Cranberries 1/3 cup
- 26 Grams Pecan Halves 1/4 cup
- 57 Grams Mini Chocolate Chips 1/3 cup
Instructions
- In a stand mixer or in a mixing bowl using a hand mixer, on medium-high speed, cream together the room-temperature butter and both sugars until fluffy, about 3-4 minutes.
- Then, scrape down the sides of the bowl. Add in the vanilla bean paste/extract and egg, and mix again until fully combined, about 1 minute.
- In a separate bowl, sift together the flour, salt, baking soda, and cinnamon and mix until evenly combined.
- Pour the dry mixture into the wet mixture, and GENTLY stir together, either by hand or on the lowest possible speed, until the cookie dough is just combined. Do not overmix!
- Using a spatula or spoon, fold in the dried cranberries, pecans, and mini chocolate chips.
- Cover the bowl of cookie dough, and place it in the refrigerator for 30 minutes to chill.
- When ready to bake, preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- Using a standard 1 and 1/2 inch cookie scoop, scoop out the cookie dough into balls. With your hands, roll the cookie dough into spheres.
- Space out about 6-8 cookie dough balls on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Bake in the oven for 10-11 minutes, until the edges are just starting to brown slightly. When you take them out they will be VERY soft and fragile – let them cool on the baking sheet, they will continue to cook as they do!
- Continue to bake the cookies in batches. Be sure to use a fresh, room-temperature tray to cook the next batch. Do NOT put unbaked cookies on a hot tray!
- Once the cookies are cooled, serve and enjoy!
Notes
- The amount of cookies this will yield varies depending on what size cookie size scoop you use. Be sure to keep an eye on the cookies in the oven to ensure the right baking time!
- The cookie dough balls can be frozen up to 1 month. You may need to slightly increase the baking time if baking from frozen.
Nutrition
Thanksgiving Cookies FAQs
How long do these Thanksgiving Cookies last?
This cookies will likely disappear before you even need to worry about longevity ;) But they’ll last 1-2 days, covered, at room temperature, or up to a week in the fridge.
What are the best cookies for Thanksgiving?
There are tons of delicious cookies you can try for Thanksgiving, but I argue that these are the best because:
- You can make them ahead of time
- You can customize the mix-ins based on your audience
- They’re soft, chewy, and SO delicious!
What is the number one dessert for Thanksgiving?
Usually pumpkin pie is the most popular Thanksgiving dessert, but cookies are always a crowd-pleaser!!
P.S.
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