Chewy Cranberry Chips Cookies

Cookie exchange time! Or wrap the whole bunch on a beautiful festive platter and wrap with a cellophane and a gorgeous ribbon for christmas giving. Ok stash a couple because these are too good not to save a couple for yourself. These are delicious, so sweet, oh chewy, yes yumminess.

Steps

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

Heat butter in a pan till lightly browned and has a nutty fragrance.

Whisk in cheese and sugars and salt.

Let sit while stirring flour , baking soda , nutmeg and ginger together.

Give a stir to the butter mixture let sit again while placing parchment paper on three large cookie sheet pans.

Fyi letting the sugars sit in the butter / cheese mixture helps dissolve the sugars , making a delicious chewy cookie.

Whisk in whole egg , yolk and vanilla.

Stir in the flour mixture to combine then stir in the chips , orange zest and cranberries.

And optional candied ginger if you like.

Place 8 cookies per sheet pan.

Bake 12-14 minutes.

Remove from oven and let rest 1-2 minutes.

Remove and let cool on wire racks.

Ingredients

unsalted butter, neufchatel cheese, dark brown sugar, white sugar, salt, all-purpose flour, baking soda, nutmeg, ground ginger, egg, egg yolk, vanilla, dried cranberries, orange zest, vanilla baking chips, semi-sweet chocolate chips, candied ginger