White Chocolate Cranberry Muffin Cookies

White Chocolate Cranberry Muffin Cookies

By: Linda Bonwill - World Class Cooking

A Brew-tiful Twist On Cookie Bliss
These muffin cookies are soft, rich, and filled with a smooth cranberry center that steals the show.
The secret? White Chocolate Cranberry Coffee is brewed right into the sauce, giving it a gentle roasted flavor and a touch of sweetness that complements the tart fruit. Topped with delicate white chocolate shavings, each bite delivers a mix of buttery comfort and bright, coffee-kissed cranberry flavor.
These cookies are the perfect hand-held treat for parties, coffee breaks, or anytime you want to impress with something a little different.

This is a Door County Coffee Fan recipe. It was not made in the kitchens of the Door County Coffee Café.

Ingredients

Featured ingredient: White Chocolate Cranberry 8 oz. Bag Ground

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp cinnamon, ground
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 2 sticks butter
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 1/2 white sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1 cup Cranberry Sauce, pureed (see recipe below)
  • 4ozs white chocolate bar

Instructions

  1. Mix together the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt in a mixing bowl. In a separate bowl, whisk together the sugars, eggs, and vanilla. Fold together the dry ingredients with the wet ingredients until well incorporated. Spoon into mini muffin tins, filling halfway.
  2. Bake in a pre-heated 350-degree oven for approximately. 15-18 mins or until golden brown. Remove from the oven and cool.
  3. While the cookies are cooling, add the cranberry sauce to a medium-sized processor. Puree the sauce until it is smooth and not lumpy. Add the sauce to a piping bag or small plastic storage bag. Snip a small corner of the bag to allow the sauce to squeeze out from the bag.
  4. With a round object, press the center of each cookie halfway down. Squeeze the cranberry filling into the center hole, filling to the top of the cookie.
  5. White Chocolate Shavings: Take the white chocolate bar and shave it with a cheese grater or microplane grater. Sprinkle the chocolate over the cookies to represent snow.

Cranberry Sauce (Made from dried cranberries)

Ingredients

  • 1 cup White Chocolate Cranberry Coffee, brewed
  • 1 1/2 cups dried cranberries (8ozs)
  • 1 cup cranberry juice (I use pure)
  • 2 TBSP white wine, optional
  • 1/2 - 3/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 tsp ginger, minced
  • orange peel (size of a thumb)
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 2 TBSP cornstarch
  • 1/4 cup water

Instructions

  1. Brew a pot of delicious White Chocolate Cranberry Coffee. Reserve 1 cup, and drink the rest.
  2. Add the cranberries to a small saucepan. Pour the hot coffee over the cranberries. Let it sit for 30 mins.
  3. Place the pot on the burner and bring on a simmering temperature. Add the juice, wine, sugar, ginger, orange peel, and salt. Stir every few minutes until the sugar is dissolved. Simmer for approx. 30 mins.
  4. Mix together the cornstarch and water in a small bowl until the cornstarch dissolves. Add it to the cranberries in the pot. Stir and let it thicken. Remove from the heat when the desired thickness is reached.

NOTE: he sauce will thicken further as it cools.