Best Cranberry Pecan Cookies Recipes

CRANBERRY PECAN OATMEAL COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy; beat in egg and vanilla. In another bowl, whisk together flour, cinnamon, salt, baking powder and baking soda; gradually beat into creamed mixture. Stir in remaining ingredients., Drop by tablespoonfuls 1 in. apart onto ungreased baking sheets. Bake until light golden brown, 12-15 minutes. Cool on pans 2 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool.

CRAZY YUMMY CRANBERRY PECAN COOKIES WITH ORANGE GLAZE

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Sift the flour, baking soda, and salt together in a bowl.
• In a large bowl, beat together the butter, white and brown sugars, and vanilla extract with an electric mixer until the mixture is creamy and well blended. Beat in eggs, one at a time, and then gradually beat in the flour just until the mixture makes a soft dough. Stir in the pecans, rolled oats, and cranberries, and drop by heaping spoonfuls onto ungreased baking sheets.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the cookies are set and the edges are slightly brown, 10 to 12 minutes. Let the cookies cool for 1 minute on baking sheets before removing to wire racks to finish cooling. Glaze cookies while still a little warm.
• Place the confectioners' sugar and orange juice in a microwave-safe bowl, and stir to dissolve the sugar. Stir in the orange zest and butter, and microwave on medium power until the butter melts and the mixture is warm, about 30 seconds. Stir the warm glaze until smooth, and drizzle over cookies.

CRANBERRY PECAN COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, combine cookie dough, pecans, chips, cranberries and vanilla. Drop by tablespoonfuls 2 in. apart onto ungreased baking sheets., Bake until lightly browned, 10-12 minutes. Cool 2 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks. Store in an airtight container.

CINNAMON CHIP, CRANBERRY AND PECAN COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• In a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, combine the butter and brown sugar, and mix well. Add the pudding and mix until incorporated, then add the eggs and vanilla, and mix well.
• In a separate bowl, mix together the flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt. With the mixer set to low speed, add the dry ingredients to the butter mixture. Continue mixing on low speed and add the cinnamon chips, pecans and cranberries until just combined. Portion the cookies out using a 2-tablespoon cookie scoop and place on the prepared baking sheet. Bake for 13 minutes.
• Note: This recipe has been updated and may differ from what was originally published or broadcast.

CRANBERRY PECAN OATMEAL COOKIES

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2. Cream butter and sugars together until creamy.
• 3. Add eggs and Vanilla and mix well. Meanwhile, in another bowl, stir together flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt.
• 4. Slowly add dry ingredients to creamed sugar and egg mixture and mix well.
• 5. Add oats, cranberries, pecans and orange zest. Mix together until well combined.
• 6. Drop by tablespoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheet (I line mine with parchment paper or use silicone mat). Bake 10-12 minutes until golden brown.
• 7. Cool 1-2 minutes on the cookie sheet and then remove to a wire rack to cool completely.

CRACKLED CRANBERRY PECAN COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Pour boiling water and orange juice over cranberries in a small bowl; let stand 5 minutes. Drain., In a large bowl, cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Beat in egg, orange zest and vanilla. In another bowl, whisk flour, salt, cream of tartar and baking soda; gradually beat into creamed mixture. Stir in pecans and cranberries., Drop dough by tablespoonfuls 3 in. apart onto ungreased baking sheets. Bake until until edges begin to brown, 10-12 minutes. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool. Store in an airtight container.

CRANBERRY PECAN OAT COOKIES

Steps:

• Prehehat oven to 350 degrees.
• Chop pecans and cranberries.
• Cream together butter, egg, sugar and syrup.
• Stir in flour, oats and baking powder.
• Stir in pecans and cranberries.
• With a teaspoon, drop dough onto baking paper lined cookie sheet, about 1 inch apart.
• Bake about 10 to 20 minutes (I remember the time varied for some reason each time I made them. Start watching them after 10 minutes).

MAPLE CRANBERRY PECAN COOKIES

Steps:

• 1. Place cranberries or cherries in a microwave safe bowl, pour water or liquor over top and microwave 2-3 minutes. Let stand at least 15 minutes then drain and set aside. Discard water. (If using dried cherries, they might need a little chop)
• 2. Preheat oven to 350. Line cookie sheets with parchment or spray them. If you don't, these cookies WILL stick!
• 3. In a large bowl, combine oatmeal, coconut, flour, salt, baking soda, cinnamon and brown sugar until mixed well together. In a saucepan, combine butter and syrup, heat over medium heat until butter is melted, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat. Add vanilla and maple extract.
• 4. Stir butter mixture into dry ingredients stirring to combine then mix in pecans and cranberries. I use a 1/4c cookie scoop, and place balls onto prepared cookie sheets at least 3" apart. (I get 8 cookies on my air bake pan.) Flatten slightly. Bake at 350 for 15-18 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on cookie sheets 10 minutes then transfer to wire racks to cool completely. And ENJOY!!!
• 5. Helpful tips or thoughts... I have made this with 4 c oatmeal and no coconut before and they were still great! I have added white chocolate chips to these...wonderful! I have used 2 tsp pumpkin pie spice in place of the cinnamon...wonderful!
• 6. Since this recipe makes a lot, I like to bake 2 pans and freeze the dough for later use, to do this: Place cookie dough balls onto a lined pan, place in freezer and freeze until firm. Place frozen dough balls into a freezer zip lock bag. Keep in freezer for up to 3 months. Take out what you need when you need it. Place frozen dough balls on prepared cookie sheet, allow to thaw, flatten slightly then bake per instructions.

CRANBERRY PECAN COOKIES

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 375°F. Line cookie sheets with baking parchment. If not using parchment, do NOT grease the sheets.
• 2. Combine flour, baking soda, salt, and spices in a small bowl. Beat butter, white sugar, and brown sugar in a large mixer bowl until creamy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each. Gradually beat in flour mixture. Stir in cranberries and pecans.
• 3. Drop by rounded tablespoons onto cookie sheets. Bake for 9 to 11 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on sheets for 2 minutes, then remove to wire rack and cool completely.
• 4. Do you like perfectly round, slice-and-bake cookies? Then try this variation: After preparing dough, divide in half and form into 2 balls; wrap in waxed paper. Refrigerate for 1 hour until firm. Then shape each ball into a log about 2" in diameter; rewrap and refrigerate for about 30 minutes (may be stored this way for several hours or days before baking. Mix them up in the morning, and let your kids slice and bake when they get home from school). Cut into 1/2" thick slices and bake as above.

CRANBERRY PECAN WHITE CHIP COOKIES

Steps:

• 1. ***** change it up a little by replacing the vanilla with 1/2 tsp orange extract and 1 tsp grated orange peel.
• 2. Preheat oven to 350°. Line baking sheets with parchment paper or silpat and set aside.
• 3. Place butter and sugar into large mixing bowl and beat until creamy and fluffy. Mix in eggs, sour cream, salt, baking soda and vanilla and beat until well incorporated.
• 4. Gradually add flour to mixture about 1/2 cup at a time until well incorporated. This dough will be a bit on the sticky side. It should be tight enough to scoop without leaving half of it in the scoop. Add up to 1/2 cup of additional flour if needed.
• 5. Stir in the pecans, cranberries and white chocolate chips. Put dough in refrigerator for about 20 minutes just to chill slightly.
• 6. Drop by small cookie scoop full or rounded tablespoon. Place them about an inch apart .. they won't spread. At this point you could sprinkle the tops with a bit of turbinado sugar - optional - if you like a little extra crunch in your cookies. Bake for about 10 minutes or just until they begin to lightly brown on edges. They will be blonde on top so if you try to cook them until they are browned they will be over baked.
• 7. Cool on the baking sheet for about 3 minutes then removed to wire rack to cool completely. Store in an airtight container.

CRAZY YUMMY CRANBERRY PECAN COOKIES WITH ORANGE GLAZE

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Sift the flour, baking soda, and salt together in a bowl.
• In a large bowl, beat together the butter, white and brown sugars, and vanilla extract with an electric mixer until the mixture is creamy and well blended. Beat in eggs, one at a time, and then gradually beat in the flour just until the mixture makes a soft dough. Stir in the pecans, rolled oats, and cranberries, and drop by heaping spoonfuls onto ungreased baking sheets.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the cookies are set and the edges are slightly brown, 10 to 12 minutes. Let the cookies cool for 1 minute on baking sheets before removing to wire racks to finish cooling. Glaze cookies while still a little warm.
• Place the confectioners' sugar and orange juice in a microwave-safe bowl, and stir to dissolve the sugar. Stir in the orange zest and butter, and microwave on medium power until the butter melts and the mixture is warm, about 30 seconds. Stir the warm glaze until smooth, and drizzle over cookies.

CRANBERRY-PECAN SANDWICH COOKIES

Steps:

• Make the Cookies - in a food processor grind the pecans into a find powder and set aside.
• In a mixer bowl with paddle attachment cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add the vanilla and mix well to combine.
• Add the flour, pecan mixture and salt, and mix to combine. Scrape the blow well to ensure everything is homogeneous. Transfer the mixture to a piece of plastic wrap and form into a 1-inch thick disk. Wrap tightly and refrigerate for 1 1/2 hours or overnight.
• Line two backing sheet with parchment paper. On a lightly floured surface, roll out the chilled dough to 1/4 inch thick. Use a 2-inch round cutter to cut 24 circles from the dough. You can re-roll a few times as needed.
• Preheat over to 325 degrees. Transfer the cookies to the backing sheets and chill for 15 minutes. Bake cookies until they are lightly browned on the edges, about 15 to 17 minutes.
• Dust 12 cookies with confectioner's sugar while still warm. Cool completely.
• Make the Filling - in a medium pot, stir together the cranberries, granulated sugar, light brown sugar, orange zest and juice, cinnamon, ginger, cloves, and sea salt.
• Bring the mixture to a simmer and cook until the berries burst and begin to break down, 8-10 minutes.
• Puree the mixture using an immersion blender until it is a coarse puree. Continue to cook for another 5-7 minutes, stirring, until the mixture has thickened slightly.
• Turn over the un-sugared cookies and scoop a heaping tablespoon of filling on top. Sandwich each with a sugar cookie and gently press together.

CRANBERRY PECAN COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350. Whisk together flour, salt, baking soda. Stir in oats. In medium bowl, cream butter, sugar and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Add egg. Beat in vanilla. Fold in flour mixture until incorporated. Mix in pecans and cranberries. Line cookie sheets with parchment paper. Form mixture into 1 1/4 inch balls. Place 3 inches apart. Bake 10-12 minutes. Let cool completly on baking sheet.