Cranberry Bliss Cookies (whole wheat, all-purpose flour options

• Produce

  • 1 tsp Orange, zest

• Refrigerated

  • 1 Egg (50 grams, large

• Baking & Spices

  • 1/4 tsp Baking soda
  • 1/4 tsp Salt
  • 5/8 cup Unrefined or white sugar
  • 1 1/2 tsp Vanilla
  • 3/4 cup White chocolate
  • 3/4 cup Whole wheat flour or all purpose flour, white
  • 3/4 cup Whole wheat pastry flour or all purpose flour

• Dairy

  • 1 4 ounces (112 grams cream cheese
  • 5 tbsp Butter, unsalted
  • 2 tsp Milk

• Other

  • 1/3 cup (40 grams dried cranberries, cut into halves or fourths

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Ingredients

• 5 tablespoons (70 grams) unsalted butter
• 1/2 cup + 2 tablespoons (125 grams) unrefined or white sugar
• 1 large egg (50 grams, out of shell), room temperature
• 1 teaspoon orange zest
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3/4 cup (93 grams) white whole wheat flour or all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup (93 grams) whole wheat pastry flour or all-purpose flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 cup (80 grams) white chocolate
• 4 ounces (112 grams) cream cheese1
• 2 teaspoons milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/3 cup (40 grams) dried cranberries, cut into halves or fourths
• 1/4 cup (40 grams) white chocolate

Directions

• Preheat the oven to 350 °F (176 °C).
• In the bowl of a stand mixer or with an electric hand mixer, beat together the butter and sugar for 2 minutes.
• Add the egg, orange zest, and vanilla and beat until well combined.
• Add the remaining ingredients (flour through baking soda) and beat until well combined.
• Using a large cookie scoop, scoop out 8 balls and place evenly apart on a cookie sheet or baking stone.
• Bake for 13 minutes or until the edges are slightly brown and the middle appears to be set.
• Remove the cookies from the oven, let them cool on the baking sheet for 3 minutes, and then remove the cookies to a cooling rack to cool completely.
• While the cookies are cooling, prepare the cream cheese white chocolate frosting.
• Melt the white chocolate in a medium microwave safe bowl at 50% power.
• Stir until smooth.
• Add the cream cheese, milk, and vanilla and mix until well combined.
• When the cookies have completely cooled, spread the frosting over the cookies (a little more than a tablespoon per cookie).
• Sprinkle the cookies with the dried cranberries.
• Melt the white chocolate and, using a fork, drizzle the melted white chocolate over the dried cranberries.
• Place in an airtight container and refrigerate for up to one week.