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    Home » Recipes » Cookies/Bars

    Cranberry Nutella Sandwich Cookies

    By Nancy Mock December 8, 2020 Updated August 5, 2022 8 Comments

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    Diamond shaped sandwich cookies
    Cookies with dried berries

    Rich butter cookies studded with cranberries hold a sweet hazelnut-chocolate filling!

    Cranberry butter cookies sandwiched with chocolate filling
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    Cranberries are so versatile, I always have a stash of dried cranberries in the pantry - for snacking, salads, to use in appetizers like this Goat Cheese Spread, and in sweets like these tender sandwich cookies.

    Butter cookied dough with cranberries

    Why you'll love this recipe

    There is something just so delicious about chocolate, hazelnut, and dried fruit together. The Nutella in this recipe provides the chocolate and hazelnut as a smooth filling between the cranberry-studded butter cookies.

    The butter cookie dough is a cinch to pull together, and you can cut out any shape you like for the holiday or season.

    Nutella is easy to find at any store. It's so smooth and easy to spread that you'll be able to easily fill the cookies. And as I said above, the combination of flavors is sublime!

    Here's another delectable cranberry recipe: Easy Christmas Muffins!

    Jar of Nutella with a nutcracker topped spreader

    🔪 How to make Cranberry Nutella Sandwich Cookies

    Step 1: Chop the cranberries

    Dried cranberries in a white dish

    Use a food processor or a sharp knife to dice the dried cranberries into tiny pieces.

    Step 2: Make the dough

    Ball of cranberry studded butter cookie dough

    Cream the butter and sugar together, then add the vanilla. Mix in the flour and salt, and finally add the diced cranberries. Squeeze the dough together by hand, then wrap and refrigerate it for a half hour.

    Step 3: Roll the dough and cut out cookies

    Shapes cut from cranberry butter cookie dough

    Roll the dough between two layers of parchment paper to a ¼ inch thickness. Use a cookie cutter to cut out shapes and place them on a parchment-lined baking sheet.

    Step 4: Bake the cookies

    Bake the cookies in a 325 degree oven until they're lightly browned. Remove them to a cooling rack and let them cool completely.

    Step 5: Fill the cookie sandwiches

    Sandwich cookies balanced on a white dish

    Spread Nutella on the bottom of one cookies and sandwich it with a second cookie. Continue until you've sandwiched them all!

    Sandwich cookie with a bite taken out

    Notes:

    • A food processor is the easiest way to chop the dried cranberries, but you can also do it with a sharp knife. You want to chop them into very small pieces so that they make their way through more of the butter cookie dough.
    Sandwich cookies specked with red

    In one little package you get the holiday vibe not only of cranberry but of indulgent chocolate treats, too!

    The recipe is below, and here are a few more cranberry recipes you should try:

    Easy Goat Cheese Ball (With Pistachios And Cranberries)
    This appetizer comes together so quickly and you'll love the savory-sweet flavor. Here's how to make an Easy Goat Cheese Ball with Pistachios And Cranberries.
    Take me there
    Ball of goat cheese spread on red plate.
    Easy Christmas Muffins
    A splash of eggnog and a spoonful of cranberry sauce transform muffins into a festive treat. Easy Christmas Muffins are perfect for breakfast or teatime.
    Take me there
    Muffin in holiday wrapper
    Pumpkin Cranberry Hand Pies
    Wrap up two delicious flavors of the holidays in these cute handheld pies. Flaky, all-butter pie crust holds spiced pumpkin filling and cranberry sauce.
    Take me there
    Hand pie with pumpkin and cranberry filling

    💬 Tell me what you think of these cran-licious cookies! Scroll down to leave a comment and a star rating!

    cookies lined up on a rectangle plate

    Cranberry Nutella Sandwich Cookies

    Nancy Mock
    Rich butter cookies studded with cranberries hold a sweet hazelnut-chocolate filling!
    5 from 5 votes. Tap stars to vote
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    Prep Time 45 mins
    Cook Time 18 mins
    Chilling Time 50 mins
    Total Time 1 hr 53 mins
    Course Christmas, Cookies, Dessert
    Servings 16 servings

    Ingredients
     
     

    • ½ cup dried cranberries
    • 1 cup butter, unsalted and softened
    • 1 cup confectioner's sugar
    • 3 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
    • 2¼ cups all-purpose flour, unbleached
    • ¼ teaspoon salt
    • ½ cup milk
    • ¾ cup Nutella chocolate hazelnut spread

    Instructions
     

    Make the dough:

    • Place the dried cranberries into a food processor or mini chopper, and process until the cranberries are chopped into small pieces. Set aside.
    • Cream together the butter and confectioner's sugar for 3 minutes on medium speed. Scrape the bowl a couple of times during the mixing, it should be smooth. Add in the vanilla extract and beat the mixture on low to incorporate it.
    • In a separate large bowl whisk together the flour and salt. Add this into the butter mixture and mix together on low speed, scraping down the bowl often, until the dough has come together. Sprinkle in the chopped up cranberries and pulse the mixer, until they are all incorporated into the dough. 
    • Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured area. Squeeze the dough together just a couple of times so that it is smooth. Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and refrigerate it for 30 minutes.

    Cut out the cookies:

    • Preheat oven to 325° F. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
    • Place the chilled dough on a large piece of parchment paper. Move the dough to one side of the parchment and fold the other half of the parchment over the top of the dough.
    • Use a rolling pin to roll the dough inside the parchment to a ¼-inch thickness. (Tip: on a toothpick, measure up from the tip ¼-inch and mark it with a Sharpie. To see if your dough is at ¼-inch thickness, poke the toothpick into the dough and check it against the mark.)
    • Use a diamond-shaped cookie cutter (mine is 3 inches by 2 inches) and cut cookies from the dough. Place the cookies onto the parchment-lined baking sheet, leaving about 2 inches between them.
    • Roll scraps together and continue cutting cookies to fill the baking sheet. (Note: keep the rest of the dough wrapped in the fridge until you're ready to roll and cut the next batch.)
    • Lightly cover and chill the cut cookies for 20 minutes before baking them.

    Bake:

    • Use a pastry brush to brush the tops of the cookies with the milk.
    • Bake the cookies for about 18-20 minutes, only until the edges of the cookies just barely show a little color. Carefully remove the cookies to a cooling rack.
    • Continue rolling, cutting, and brushing with milk the rest of the dough until all of the cookies are done.

    Assemble the sandwich cookies:

    • Once the cookies are cool, spread about 2 teaspoons of Nutella onto the bottom of one cookie. Press the bottom of a second cookie over the Nutella to create a sandwich - press the cookies lightly together until the chocolate is visible at the edges.
    • Repeat this with the rest of the cookies and Nutella.
    • The sandwiched cookies can be stored wrapped or in an airtight container for up to 4 days. Makes about 16 sandwich cookies.

    Notes

    • A food processor is the easiest way to chop the dried cranberries, but you can also do it with a sharp knife. You want to chop them into very small pieces so that they make their way through more of the butter cookie dough.
    • The chilling times are important, to make the dough easier to handle before cutting the shapes and to keep the cookies from spreading too much while baking. 

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1cookie sandwichCalories: 288kcalCarbohydrates: 33gProtein: 3gFat: 16gSaturated Fat: 11gCholesterol: 31mgSodium: 148mgPotassium: 90mgFiber: 1gSugar: 18gVitamin A: 362IUCalcium: 30mgIron: 1mg
    Tried this recipe?Leave a comment, tell me what you think!

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    1. Keisha

      April 02, 2020 at 4:21 am

      5 stars
      We have tried it my son and I..and it is delicious..😋😋thank you so much for this recipe

      Reply
      • Nancy Mock

        April 02, 2020 at 7:35 am

        Hi Keisha, that’s wonderful to hear! I’m so glad you like these cookies and love that you made them together with your son. ❤️ Have a great day!

        Reply
    2. Diane

      December 20, 2017 at 11:14 pm

      5 stars
      Your cookies look fantastic. Nothing is better than homemade sandwich cookies. Good job! Pinned.

      Reply
      • Nancy Mock

        December 29, 2017 at 5:57 pm

        Diane, thank you so much and thank you for pinning my recipe!

        Reply
    3. Christian

      December 15, 2017 at 8:50 pm

      5 stars
      So good...even without the Nutella!!!!

      Reply
      • Nancy Mock

        December 16, 2017 at 3:27 pm

        Like you!

        Reply
        • armchairsquid

          December 17, 2017 at 10:30 pm

          You two are just adorable...

          I can't eat Nutella. Sucks!

          Reply
          • Nancy Mock

            December 19, 2017 at 6:08 am

            Well I’ll have to make you some with chocolate spread instead!

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