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A white plate with three round, chocolate cookies, featuring visible chunks, rests on a wooden surface. A small, brown acorn-shaped object and a floral napkin are nearby.
Kathie Lapcevic

Chocolate Cranberry Sauce Cookies

4.15 from 21 votes
Chocolate cranberry sauce cookies are a delicious way to use leftover cranberry sauce in a handheld package perfect for packing in lunches and care packages.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Yield: 2 1/2 Dozen
Servings: 30
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Calories: 109
Ingredients Equipment Method Nutrition

Ingredients
  

  • ½ Cup Salted Butter softened
  • ½ Cup Sugar
  • 1 Egg
  • 1 teaspoon Almond Extract
  • ¾ Cup Whole Berry Cranberry Sauce
  • 1 ½ Cups Unbleached All-Purpose Flour
  • ¼ Cup Cocoa Powder
  • 1 teaspoon Baking Soda
  • 1 teaspoon Baking Powder
  • ½ Cup Sliced Almonds
  • ½ Cup Mini Chocolate Chips

Equipment

Method
 

  1. Preheat oven to 375℉.
  2. Line cookies sheets with parchment paper or silicone baking mat.
  3. Whisk together the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and baking powder. Set aside.
  4. Cream together butter and sugar until light and fluffly.
  5. Beat in the egg, cranberry sauce, and almond extract. Mix until completely incorporated.
  6. Slowly mix in the flour mixture until almost completely combined.
  7. Fold in the almonds and chocolate chips. Mix until the dough is thoroughly combined.
  8. Drop by Tablespoons full onto prepared baking sheets.
  9. Bake in the preheated oven for 8 to 10 minutes. The cookies will be puffy and edges golden brown.
  10. Remove to cool completely on wire cooling racks.
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Nutrition

Serving: 1cookieCalories: 109kcalCarbohydrates: 15gProtein: 2gFat: 5gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 14mgSodium: 86mgFiber: 1gSugar: 8g

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