Recipes Desserts Nut Dessert Recipes Almond Dessert Recipes Soft Sugar Cookies With White Chocolate, Almonds, and Cranberries 4.8 (31) 28 Reviews 6 Photos This recipe makes a great Christmas cookie. The white chocolate chips, chopped almonds, and dried cherry-flavored cranberries create the perfect combination in a simple soft sugar cookie dough. It just seems to taste like a 'mouthful of Christmas.' Submitted by Debbie Kohler Published on June 18, 2020 Save Rate Print Share Close Add Photo 6 6 6 6 Prep Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 10 mins Additional Time: 10 mins Total Time: 35 mins Servings: 78 Yield: 78 cookies Jump to Nutrition Facts Cook Mode (Keep screen awake) Ingredients 1x 2x 4x Oops! Something went wrong. Our team is working on it. Original recipe (1X) yields 78 servings 1 cup shortening 1 cup butter, softened 2 ¼ cups white sugar 3 eggs 1 tablespoon vanilla extract 1 teaspoon almond extract 5 ¼ cups all-purpose flour 1 tablespoon baking powder 1 ½ teaspoons salt 1 cup slivered almonds, chopped 1 cup white chocolate chips 1 (6 ounce) package cherry-flavored sweetened dried cranberries (such as cherry-flavor Craisins®) Directions Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Beat sugar, shortening, and butter together in a large bowl with an electric mixture until smooth. Beat eggs, vanilla extract, and almond extract into butter mixture. Whisk flour, baking powder, and salt together in a bowl. Gradually add flour mixture to butter mixture until dough just comes together. Stir almonds, white chocolate chips, and dried cranberries into the dough. Drop rounded tablespoons of dough about 2 inches apart on baking sheets. Bake cookies until bottom edges are light golden brown, 10 to 12 minutes. Cool cookies for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely. I Made It Print 49 home cooks made it! Nutrition Facts (per serving) 129 Calories 7g Fat 16g Carbs 2g Protein Show Full Nutrition Label Hide Full Nutrition Label Nutrition Facts Servings Per Recipe 78 Calories 129 % Daily Value * Total Fat 7g 9% Saturated Fat 3g 14% Cholesterol 14mg 5% Sodium 80mg 3% Total Carbohydrate 16g 6% Dietary Fiber 1g 2% Total Sugars 9g Protein 2g 3% Calcium 20mg 2% Iron 1mg 3% Potassium 22mg 0% * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs. ** Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data. (-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.