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These cranberry white chocolate pistachio cookies are a perfect red,white and green trimmed cookie, perfect for the holidays, or anytime! Sweet, salty and chocolatey, oh my.

*Raise your hand if you’re sick of cookie season!* Good, I don’t see any hands raised. Whew. I was worried there for a hot second. We’re rolling in a steady stream of baked awesomeness this season and I for one am not done yet. I waited all year for this, and like a bad rap song, we’re gonna make it rain cookies, y’all!

Wow, sorry a lot happened there. The coffee obviously hasn’t kicked in yet. Or it’s in over drive and I’m just saying thing… lucky you, dear reader.

I love Washington State. We have it all. I know, every state is awesome in their own right – but between our salty western Washington air, the gentle swish and wave of  Puget Sound and our rolling wheat fields of the Palouse – where my heart and home really is – I am enamored with our state. I’ve lived all over, seen the apple orchards of central Washington, the rolling wheat of eastern Washington, and the cranberry boggs of our coast line. It’s part of who I am and part of my daily routine.

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And at this time of the year – cookies are a part of my daily routine. The guys at work absolutely love me right now – they’ve got a stead stream of baked goods constantly rotating through the office and job trailer. And that’s fine by me, because if they are kept at the apartment with Ben and I, there is no amount of gym time that will compensate.

It’s a fine balance – OD on cookies and still get up and do a make-my-legs-feel-like-jelly barre workout after work. Life’s hard. But it sure is made better by cookies!

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Here are a few Egg-cellent facts about eggs to get you through this holiday baking season ::

:: Egg yolks can increase richness, tenderness, flavor, and color in homemade cookies, and they can also extend shelf life by delaying the staling process. The egg white provides strength and stability, and it adds moisture.

:: Eggs are a holiday staple: In fact, more eggs are consumed during the winter holiday season than any other time of the year, including Easter.

::  One egg has 13 essential vitamins and minerals in varying amounts, high-quality protein, unsaturated fats and antioxidants, all for 70 calories.

:: Where do the eggs you’re baking with this holiday season come from? Well, there’s a good chance they could be from Ohio egg farms! Ohio is the second-largest egg producing state in the nation.

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Join the rest of our Egg-static troupe of Egg lovers with their favorite cookies representing their state! These girls know how to Represent!

Carrian of Sweet Basil

Aimee of Shugary Sweets

Tanya of Lemons for Lulu :: Buckeye Brownie Cookies

Laurie of Simply Scratch

Julianne of Beyond Frosting :: Maple Sugar Cookies

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Overhead view of Cranberry White chocolate cookies on a wooden board

Cranberry White Chocolate Pistachio Cookies

  • Author: Country Cleaver
  • Prep Time: 15 minutes
  • Cook Time: 21 minutes
  • Total Time: 36 minutes
  • Yield: 30 cookies 1x
  • Category: Dessert
  • Method: Baked
  • Cuisine: American
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Description

These cranberry white chocolate pistachio cookies are a perfect red, white and green trimmed cookie, perfect for the holidays, or anytime! Sweet, salty and chocolatey, oh my.

Ingredients

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  • 2 ¼ cup of All Purpose Flour
  • 1/2 tsp. baking soda
  • 1/4 tsp. salt
  • 1 cup (2 sticks) room temperature butter – use the salted sweet cream butter
  • 1 cup brown sugar packed
  • 1/2 cup white sugar
  • 2 whole eggs
  • 1 Tbsp Vanilla extract
  • 1 cup White Chocolate Chips
  • ½ cup Pistachios, just the meat of the nut
  •  ½ cup Dried Cranberries

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
  2. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda and salt. Set aside.
  3. In a stand mixer, or large bowl with electric mixer, mix sugars until thoroughly combined. Mix in butter until thoroughly combined, scarping sides occasionally.
  4. Beat in eggs, again scraping down sides occasionally so thoroughly combined.
    Beat in vanilla.
  5. Slowly add in flour mixture ½ cup at a time. When combined, add in white chocolate chips, dried cranberries and pistachios.
  6. Bake on a pizza sheet or cookie pan for 21 minutes, or until golden brown. Remove from cookie sheet after allowing the cookies to rest for one minute on the baking sheet. Transfer to a cooling rack to complete cooling.
  7. Serve with glass of warm milk, just like mama used to.

*This post is being sponsored by the Ohio Poultry Association. I have been compensated for this post, but all opinions are my own.