Best 7 Cranberry And Raspberry Star Cookies Recipes

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Searching for a delightful and festive treat to impress your friends and family this holiday season? Look no further than cranberry and raspberry star cookies. These charming cookies combine the vibrant flavors of cranberries and raspberries, creating a symphony of sweet and tartness in every bite. Adorned with a sprinkling of powdered sugar, these star-shaped cookies are visually captivating, resembling tiny gems that sparkle under the Christmas tree. Join us as we embark on a culinary journey to discover the secrets behind creating the perfect cranberry and raspberry star cookies, ensuring they become a cherished tradition in your holiday celebrations.

Here are our top 7 tried and tested recipes!

CRANBERRY AND RASPBERRY STAR COOKIES



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Categories     Cookies     Food Processor     Mixer     Fruit     Dessert     Bake     Christmas     Thanksgiving     Kid-Friendly     Cranberry     Raspberry     Winter     Clove     Christmas Eve     Bon Appétit     Small Plates

Yield Makes about 36 sandwich cookies

Number Of Ingredients 15

Cookies
3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon grated lemon peel
1 cup sugar
1 large egg
1 egg yolk
2 1/4 cups all purpose flour
1/4 cup cornstarch
1/4 teaspoon (generous) ground cloves
Filling
1 cup fresh cranberries
1/4 cup sugar
3/4 cup raspberry preserves
Powdered sugar

Steps:

  • For Cookies:
  • Using electric mixer, cream butter, vanilla and lemon in bowl until light. Gradually add sugar and beat until blended. Beat in egg and yolk. Combine flour, cornstarch and cloves. Beat half of dry ingredients into butter mixture. Stir in remaining dry ingredients. Gather dough into ball (dough will be soft). Divide dough into 4 pieces; flatten each into disk. Wrap each in plastic and chill 1 hour.
  • Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter heavy large nonstick cookie sheets. Roll 1 dough piece out (keep remainder refrigerated) on floured surface to thickness of 1/8 inch. Cut out star-shaped cookies using floured 3-inch star cutter. Transfer to prepared cookie sheets, spacing 1/2 inch apart. Repeat rolling and cutting with second dough piece. Gather scraps and reroll, chilling dough briefly if soft. Cut out more 3-inch star cookies. Transfer to prepared cookie sheets. Chill cookies 10 minutes. Bake until edges are golden, about 10 minutes. Cool on rack.
  • Roll third dough piece out on lightly floured surface to thickness of 1/8 inch. Cut out star-shaped cookies using floured 3-inch star cutter. Cut smaller star out of center of each 3-inch star using 1 3/4- to 2-inch star cutter. Transfer star outlines to prepared cookie sheets using floured metal spatula as aid. Repeat rolling and cutting star outlines with fourth dough piece. Gather scraps and star centers and reroll, chilling dough briefly if soft. Cut out 3-inch stars. Cut smaller stars out of each 3-inch star. Transfer star outlines and centers to prepared cookie sheets. Chill cookies 10 minutes. Bake until edges are golden brown, about 9 minutes. Transfer cookies to rack and cool.
  • For Filling:
  • Finely chop cranberries with sugar in processor. Transfer mixture to heavy medium saucepan. Mix in preserves. Cook over medium-high heat until mixture is reduced to scant 1 cup, stirring occasionally, about 8 minutes. Pour into bowl and cool.
  • Using metal icing spatula, spread 1 teaspoon jam filling in center of each 3-inch cookie, spreading slightly toward points of star. Lightly sift powdered sugar over star outlines. Place star outlines sugar side up over jam-topped cookies. (Can be prepared ahead. Place in single layers in airtight containers. Refrigerate up to 4 days or freeze up to 2 weeks. Let stand 10 minutes at room temperature before serving.)

CRANBERRY SHORTBREAD STARS



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My family loves shortbread and I love cranberries, so I decided to put the two together. The star shape is a festive addition to my holiday cookie tray. -Sonya Labbe, West Hollywood, California

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 35m

Yield about 3 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 6

1 cup butter, softened
3/4 cup confectioners' sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup finely chopped dried cranberries

Steps:

  • In a large bowl, beat butter, confectioners' sugar and salt until blended. Beat in vanilla. Gradually beat in flour. Stir in cranberries., Shape dough into a disk; wrap in plastic. Refrigerate 30 minutes or until firm enough to roll., Preheat oven to 325°. On a lightly floured surface, roll dough to 1/4-in. thickness. Cut with a floured 2-in. star-shaped cookie cutter. Place 1 in. apart on greased baking sheets., Bake 12-15 minutes or until edges are golden brown. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 87 calories, Fat 5g fat (3g saturated fat), Cholesterol 14mg cholesterol, Sodium 74mg sodium, Carbohydrate 10g carbohydrate (4g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 1g protein.

RASPBERRY STAR COOKIES



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A delicious cookie filled with raspberry jam and topped with an almond flavored glaze.

Provided by Sharyn

Categories     Desserts     Cookies     Sandwich Cookie Recipes

Time 37m

Yield 24

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 cup butter, softened
1 cup white sugar
1 egg
3 cups all-purpose flour
½ teaspoon salt
1 (8 ounce) jar raspberry preserves
2 cups confectioners' sugar
2 teaspoons almond extract

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets.
  • In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until smooth. Beat in the egg. Combine the flour and salt; stir into the creamed mixture. Dough will be stiff. On a lightly floured surface, roll half of the dough out to 1/8 inch thickness. Cut into star shapes using a cookie cutter. Set cookies 1 inch apart onto the prepared cookie sheets. Place a teaspoon of jam onto each cookie and spread out towards the points of the stars. Roll out remaining half of the dough and cut into stars the same size. cut holes in the center of each star, then place them onto the jam stars.
  • Bake for 7 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven, until golden around the edges. Remove from cookie sheets to cool on wire racks. In a small bowl, mix together the confectioners' sugar and almond extract to form a glaze. Add water a teaspoon at a time if the mixture is too thick to drizzle. Drizzle glaze over cooled cookies.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 223.2 calories, Carbohydrate 36.3 g, Cholesterol 28.1 mg, Fat 8.1 g, Fiber 0.4 g, Protein 2 g, SaturatedFat 4.9 g, Sodium 106.3 mg, Sugar 23.8 g

BEST EVER CRANBERRY CHIP COOKIES



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The combination of sweet, tart, and the crunch from pecans...yummy. When I first saw these I thought, what a good fall recipe. Now I realize any day is a good day for these! I always double these. They usually go very fast but if not I refrigerate the dough for later use (up to 1 week)

Provided by startnover

Categories     Drop Cookies

Time 18m

Yield 3 dozen

Number Of Ingredients 13

1/2 cup margarine (use stick margarine not tubs)
1/2 cup shortening
3/4 cup sugar
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 1/4 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 cup vanilla chip
1 cup dried cranberries
1 cup chopped pecans

Steps:

  • Cream margarine, shortening and sugars.
  • Then add eggs, then vanilla.
  • Next dry ingredients and then chips, nuts and cranberries.
  • Use medium cookies scoop and place on greased cookie sheet.
  • Bake at 350° for 8-10 minutes. Do not over bake, cookies should be moist and chewy.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 2206.5, Fat 129.8, SaturatedFat 38.2, Cholesterol 148.9, Sodium 1289.6, Carbohydrate 253.6, Fiber 10.8, Sugar 170.3, Protein 23.4

CRANBERRY KITCHEN COOKIES



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Makes a great, light, cake-like cookie. I use the food processor to chop the cranberries (life is just too short!).

Provided by Lovesmurfs

Categories     Desserts     Fruit Dessert Recipes     Cranberry Dessert Recipes

Time 45m

Yield 144

Number Of Ingredients 12

½ cup butter
1 cup white sugar
¾ cup packed brown sugar
¼ cup milk
2 tablespoons orange juice
1 egg
3 cups sifted all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
¼ teaspoon baking soda
¼ teaspoon salt
1 cup chopped walnuts
2 ½ cups fresh cranberries, roughly chopped

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets.
  • In a large bowl, cream together butter, white sugar and brown sugar. Beat in the milk, orange juice and egg. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; stir into the creamed mixture. Stir in chopped walnuts and cranberries. Drop by teaspoonfuls onto the prepared cookie sheets.
  • Bake for 10 to 15 minutes in the preheated oven, or until edges are golden. Let cookies cool on the cookie sheet for 2 minutes before removing to wire racks to cool completely

Nutrition Facts : Calories 31.9 calories, Carbohydrate 4.9 g, Cholesterol 3 mg, Fat 1.2 g, Fiber 0.2 g, Protein 0.5 g, SaturatedFat 0.5 g, Sodium 14.3 mg, Sugar 2.6 g

SUPER EASY CRANBERRY SUGAR COOKIES



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Make and share this Super Easy Cranberry Sugar Cookies recipe from Food.com.

Provided by Spankie

Categories     Dessert

Time 20m

Yield 36-42 cookies

Number Of Ingredients 3

1 (15 5/8 ounce) box cranberry muffin mix or 1 (15 5/8 ounce) box cranberry-orange quick bread mix
3/4 cup butter, softened
3 tablespoons sugar

Steps:

  • Heat oven to 350 degrees.
  • In large bowl, combine quick bread mix and butter; mix well. Shape dough into 1-inch balls. Place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets.
  • Flatten balls to 1/8-inch thickness with bottom of glass dipped in sugar.
  • Bake at 350 degrees for nine to 11 minutes or until golden brown. Watch carefully as these burn easily due to the amount of butter.
  • Cool 2 minutes; remove from cookie sheets and continue cooling on wire rack.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 38, Fat 3.8, SaturatedFat 2.4, Cholesterol 10.2, Sodium 33.8, Carbohydrate 1.1, Sugar 1.1

ALMOND RASPBERRY STARS



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The first Christmas that I baked these, I ended up quickly making a second batch! The whole family enjoyed them. -Darlene Weaver, Lebanon, Pennsylvania

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 45m

Yield about 1-1/2 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 10

3/4 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
1-3/4 cups plus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon finely chopped almonds
1 tablespoon sugar
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 large egg white, beaten
1/3 cup raspberry jam

Steps:

  • Cream butter and confectioners' sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in extracts. Gradually beat flour into creamed mixture. Shape into a ball; refrigerate, covered, for 15 minutes. , Preheat oven to 350°. On a lightly floured surface, roll dough to 1/4-in. thickness. With floured cookie cutters, cut dough into equal numbers of 2-1/2-in. and 1-1/2-in. stars. Combine almonds, sugar and cinnamon. Brush small stars with egg white; immediately sprinkle with almond mixture. Leave large stars plain. , Place all stars 1 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets, using separate sheets for the small and the large stars. Bake just until tips begin to brown, about 10 minutes for small stars and 12 minutes for large. Cool completely on wire racks., To assemble, spread enough jam over large stars to cover centers. Top with small stars; press lightly (jam should show around edge of small stars). Let jam set before storing cookies in an airtight container.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 150 calories, Fat 8g fat (5g saturated fat), Cholesterol 20mg cholesterol, Sodium 64mg sodium, Carbohydrate 18g carbohydrate (8g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 2g protein.

Tips:

  • Use fresh or frozen cranberries and raspberries. Fresh berries will yield the best flavor, but frozen berries can be used in a pinch. If using frozen berries, thaw them completely before using.
  • Don't overmix the dough. Overmixing will make the cookies tough. Mix just until the ingredients are combined.
  • Chill the dough before rolling it out. This will help the cookies keep their shape and prevent them from spreading too much.
  • Use a star-shaped cookie cutter to cut out the cookies. If you don't have a star-shaped cookie cutter, you can use a round cookie cutter and then use a knife to cut out a star shape.
  • Bake the cookies until they are just set. Overbaking will make the cookies dry and crumbly.
  • Let the cookies cool completely before serving. This will allow the flavors to develop and the cookies to firm up.

Conclusion:

These cranberry and raspberry star cookies are a delicious and festive treat that are perfect for any occasion. They are easy to make and can be tailored to your own taste preferences. Whether you like them tart or sweet, these cookies are sure to please everyone. So next time you are looking for a unique and delicious cookie recipe, give these cranberry and raspberry star cookies a try. You won't be disappointed!

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