White Chocolate & Cranberry Cookies

Cranberries and white chocolate are a perfect match. The dried slightly sour cranberries against the creamy sweet white chocolate is heavenly. These cookies are quick and simple to make so knocking up multiple batches for parties or bake sales is a doddle. You can be as creative as you like with this recipe, by adjusting the chocolate and dried fruit to anything you desire.

Makes 16

Ingredients

150g Plain Flour

100g Golden Caster Sugar

75g Light Brown Sugar

125g Unsalted Butter

1/2tsp Baking Powder

1 Medium Egg

2tsp Vanilla Extract

Pinch of Sea Salt

100g Chopped White Chocolate

50g Dried Cranberries

Method

Melt the butter in a saucepan. Pop the light brown sugar and caster sugar in a mixing bowl, pour over the melted butter and beat well. Mix in the egg and vanilla extract. Sift in the plain flour, baking powder and salt then fold in to combine. Add the cranberries and white chocolate then mix in. The mixture is quite firm.

Line two baking sheets with parchment and preheat the oven to 180C.

Using a tbsp. Place even amounts of the mixture across baking sheets. Place in the oven for 10-12 minutes.

Remove from the oven. Allow to cool before transferring to a cooling rack.