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Double Chocolate Cranberry Cookies.

Dec 3, 2021 by Kelly Roenicke · 2 Comments

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chocolate cookies with cranberries

These rich double chocolate cookies are fudgy and perfect for the holiday season. Festive pink cranberries are a delicious contrast to the dark and white chocolate chips, making these worthy of a special occasion!

stack of chocolate cranberry cookies with white chocolate chips

December is a month for baking, isn’t it?

Whether you’re one who likes buttery cookies, like gluten free shortbread, or festive cookies, like these holiday cut outs, it’s always fun to take some time to make something delicious.

I like to have a wide variety of cookies throughout the holiday season, and these chocolate cranberry cookies check off a lot of boxes. They’re:

  • chewy
  • chocolatey
  • colorful, with the addition of fresh cranberries
  • gluten free, vegan, and nut free

This is a simple recipe to make, and the colorful, bright pink cranberries make these festive enough for a cookie party or for gift giving.

bowl of fresh cranberries
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  • Gluten Free Flour
  • Substitutions
  • Allergy Friendly Chocolate Chips
  • Tips for Success
  • More Gluten Free Vegan Holiday Cookies
  • Storage
  • More Cranberry Desserts
  • Recipe

Gluten Free Flour

I really like using Namaste Perfect Flour Blend for baking chewy, fudgy cookies. The texture of the cookies always turns out well with this blend.

Another gluten free flour blend to try would be 123 Gluten Free. If you have a favorite blend, you could try that.

I don’t recommend grain free flour for this recipe. Coconut flour or almond flour will result in a different texture that may not be great! Using those flours in recipes without eggs can result in cookies that are tough or flat.

Substitutions

  • If you aren’t gluten free, feel free to use regular, all-purpose flour.
  • If you don’t have fresh cranberries, you can make this with dried cranberries.
  • Use any kind of chocolate chips you like. Dark chocolate, white chocolate, chocolate chunks…any of those will work well.

Allergy Friendly Chocolate Chips

Both Enjoy Life and PASCHA Chocolate make regular chocolate chips as well as white chocolate chips. You can use either brand in this recipe.

chocolate cranberry cookies on a cookie sheet

Tips for Success

  • Line the cookie sheets with parchment paper so that the cookies don’t stick to your pans.
  • Leave at least an inch and a half between cookies so that they can spread during baking.
  • Press the white chocolate chips on top of the cookie dough so that they don’t melt too much during baking. I find that vegan white chocolate can melt a lot and kind of disappear into the dough, so I like to place those chocolate chips on top.

More Gluten Free Vegan Holiday Cookies

  • Gingerbread Sandwich Cookies
  • Old Fashioned Iced Oatmeal Cookies
  • Pumpkin Sugar Cookies
gluten free chocolate cookies with white chocolate chips and cranberries

Storage

Store these cookies in an airtight container. They should stay fresh for about 3 days at room temperature. If you want to keep them for longer, I would recommend storing them in the refrigerator due to the fresh cranberries.

More Cranberry Desserts

  • Cranberry Apple Crisp
  • Chocolate Chip Cranberry Quick Bread
  • Cranberry Blueberry Crisp

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Recipe

vegan double chocolate cranberry cookies
5 from 2 votes
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Double Chocolate Cranberry Cookies.

These double chocolate cranberries have a delicious, fudgy texture, and are so festive with white chocolate chips and bright red cranberries.

Course Dessert
Cuisine Dairy Free, gluten free, vegan.
Keyword chewy, fudgy
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 14 minutes
Total Time 24 minutes
Servings 24
Calories 146 kcal
Author Kelly Roenicke

Ingredients

  • ⅔ cup vegan buttery spread
  • ½ cup light brown sugar
  • ½ cup organic cane sugar
  • ⅓ cup unsweetened applesauce
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • ¾ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1 ½ cups gluten free flour blend
  • ¾ teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • ¾ cup dairy free mini chocolate chips
  • ⅔ cup fresh cranberries
  • ⅓ cup dairy free white chocolate chips
US Customary – Metric

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line two cookie sheets with parchment paper.

  2. Place the vegan buttery spread and sugars in a mixing bowl and beat light and fluffy.

  3. Add the applesauce and mix on medium speed until combined.

  4. Stop the mixer and add the unsweetened cocoa powder and half of the gluten free flour blend. Mix on low speed until combined. Stop the mixer again, and add the rest of the gluten free flour, salt, and baking soda. Mix on medium speed.

  5. Stop the mixer and add the fresh cranberries dairy free chocolate chips. Stir by hand. 

  6. Spoon the dough onto the cookie sheets, leaving about 1.5 inches between cookies since they will spread during baking. Press some white chocolate chips into the top of each cookie.

  7. Bake for 12-14 minutes. Allow cookies to cool on the cookie sheet before moving.

Recipe Notes

If you aren’t gluten free, you can use regular all-purpose flour. I don’t recommend using grain free flour in this recipe.

Store leftover cookies in an airtight container. They should stay fresh for 3 days. If you want to keep them for longer, please store in the refrigerator since the cranberries are fresh.

Nutrition Facts
Double Chocolate Cranberry Cookies.
Amount per Serving
Calories
146
% Daily Value*
Fat
 
7
g
11
%
Saturated Fat
 
3
g
19
%
Trans Fat
 
1
g
Polyunsaturated Fat
 
1
g
Monounsaturated Fat
 
2
g
Cholesterol
 
1
mg
0
%
Sodium
 
163
mg
7
%
Potassium
 
61
mg
2
%
Carbohydrates
 
21
g
7
%
Fiber
 
2
g
8
%
Sugar
 
13
g
14
%
Protein
 
2
g
4
%
Vitamin A
 
243
IU
5
%
Vitamin C
 
1
mg
1
%
Calcium
 
25
mg
3
%
Iron
 
1
mg
6
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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Mom to two boys with food allergies and sensitivities, Kelly is passionate about allergy friendly cooking and baking. She believes that you can enjoy amazing, easy recipes even when cooking for multiple food allergies.
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Comments

  1. Rose

    December 11, 2021 at 7:00 pm

    5 stars
    Great! Used flour and margarine and irked out amazingly. Will bake again definitely in future.

    Reply
  2. Darryl

    December 03, 2021 at 9:51 pm

    5 stars
    These are so good! I took them to my coworkers and they loved them!

    Reply

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