Cranberry Orange White Chocolate Thumbprint Cookies
Decadent Cranberry Orange White chocolate Thumbprint Cookies. A sweet sugar cookie recipe with sweet cranberries and citrus orange flavor. Each cookie is stuffed with white chocolate and topped with a sweet glaze. A delicious holiday cookie to add to your repertoire.
Servings 45 cookies
Calories 127kcal
Ingredients
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- 2½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup unsalted butter
- ¾ cup dried cranberries
- ½ tsp salt
- 1½ tsp almond extract
- 1½ tsp vanilla extract
- 1 zest of orange
- 1½ tbsp freshly squeezed orange juice
Filling
- 1½ cups white chocolate chips
- 6 tsp heavy cream half and half or whole milk
Glaze
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 tbsp water
Instructions
- Chop or pulse dried cranberries to break into smaller pieces.
- Whisk flour and sugar.
- Cut butter into small pieces. Use a pastry cutter/fork/food processor to blend into small crumbs with flour mixture.
- Stir in dried cranberries, salt, vanilla extract, almond extract, orange zest, and orange juice.
- Mix until a large dough ball forms. I used a food processor but a stand mixer with a paddle attachment works, too or simply form the dough with your hands.
- Wrap in plastic wrap and chill at least 2 hours or overnight.
- Preheat oven to 325°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Scoop ¾ cookie dough and roll into a smooth ball. Place dough 1½ inches apart.
- Press thumb into center of dough ball.
- Bake in oven for 14-16 minutes.
- Press thumbprint or ½ tsp into center of baked dough again.
- Melt chocolate in a double boiler on low heat with cream or in a microwave on power level 4 until melted. TIP: Avoid using a spatula to stir mixture as the moisture from it can seize it. Use a metal spoon to stir.
- Fill the center of each cookie with white chocolate.
- Drizzle the tops of the cookies with white chocolate using 2 spoons dipped in the chocolate or simply whisk together powdered sugar and water until smooth then drizzle over the top of each cookie.
Nutrition
Calories: 127kcal | Carbohydrates: 17g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 13mg | Sodium: 32mg | Potassium: 28mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 11g | Vitamin A: 139IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 15mg | Iron: 1mg