GF DF Cranberry and Macadamia Nut Cookie Recipe

With all the food allergens we have in our homes, making cookies is not an easy task. Since I am now primarily gluten and dairy-free, and my daughter is also egg-free, it’s harder for me to have sweets in the house. It’s a bummer. But not this time; this Cranberry and Macadamia Nut Cookie recipe is super easy to make, and I was so happy that the gluten-free cookie mix box indicated a suggestion on how to make it dairy-free, too. I am going to share one GF DF cookie recipe and another GF DF Eggless cookie recipe version below. Pick whichever one you want to make. Both are super easy.

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• GF DF Cranberry and Macadamia Nut Cookie Ingredients
• GF DF Cranberry and Macadamia Nut Cookie Instructions
• GF DF Cranberry and Macadamia Nut Cookie Reveal
• Eggless GF DF Cranberry and Macadamia Nut Cookie Recipe
• Eggless GF DF Cranberry and Macadamia Nut Cookie Instructions
• Eggless GF DF Cranberry and Macadamia Nut Cookie Reveal
• Tools you will need to make these recipes
• GF DF Cranberry and Macadamia Nut Cookie Recipe Card

While walking through the grocery store, I found this product from King Arthur Flour Gluten Free Cookie Mix. It’s a basic cookie mix that can be modified easily, as you will see in the recipe I created below using this product.

Note: This is NOT an affiliate post for The King Arthur Flour Gluten-Free Cookie Mix (Affiliate Link). I wanted to share it with you so you could experiment with it yourself. Enjoy.

GF DF Cranberry and Macadamia Nut Cookie Ingredients

• One box of King Arthur Flour Gluten-Free Cookie Mix (Affiliate Link)
• One egg (OR Vegan version: 1 tablespoon of Bob's Red Mill Egg Replacer (Affiliate Link) and 2 tablespoon of water; stir and allow to thicken.)
• 2 tablespoon water
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• ½ cup vegetable shortening
• 1 cup of macadamia nut chopped
• ½ cup dried cranberries

Additional Ingredients for the vegan version: add a few more tablespoons of water if the recipe doesn't come together into a ball when mixing all the ingredients.

GF DF Cranberry and Macadamia Nut Cookie Instructions

Preheat 350 degrees.

Chop up the macadamia nuts if they are whole using a knife or food processor.

Add one egg, 2 tablespoon water, 1 teaspoon vanilla, and ½ cup vegetable shortening and mix until creamy.

Mix together all the ingredients. Add the cranberries last.

Using a tablespoon, scoop out the mix onto a greased cookie sheet (Affiliate Link).

Bake for 10-12 minutes or until lightly brown around the edges.

Let the mixture cool on the baking sheet (Affiliate Link) for at least 5 minutes. Eat and Enjoy.

GF DF Cranberry and Macadamia Nut Cookie Reveal

This recipe is for the egg version recipe. They don't look much different than the eggless version, do they?

Eggless GF DF Cranberry and Macadamia Nut Cookie Recipe

If you are a person who is vegan or can't eat eggs, the instructions below are for you.

Eggless GF DF Cranberry and Macadamia Nut Cookie Instructions

You would still preheat the oven to 350 degrees before beginning.

Now, you need to prep the Bob Mill's Egg Replacer. For one egg, you will need one tablespoon of Egg Replacer to 2 tablespoons of water. Mix together and let sit for a few minutes or until thick.

Measure out the rest of the ingredients like above.

• One box of King Arthur Flour Gluten-Free Cookie Mix (Affiliate Link)
• 2 tablespoon water and a little more water to help combine the mixture
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• ½ cup vegetable shortening
• One tablespoon of Bob's Red Mill Egg Replacer (Affiliate Link) and 2 tablespoon of water; stir and allow to thicken
• 1 cup of macadamia nut chopped
• ½ cup dried cranberries

Now, it is time to mix all the ingredients together.

Start with the vegetable shortening, vanilla, water, and Egg replacer (thick mixture) and mix it in the mixture until combined.

Then, add the King Arthur Flour Gluten-Free Cookie Mix (Affiliate Link) slowly on low speed. Then, add the macadamia nut and cranberries.

Using a small ice cream scooper, add a scoop to the baking sheet (Affiliate Link) or cookie sheet (Affiliate Link), at least 2 inches apart from one another.

Bake for 10-12 minutes and let cook for 5 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack.

This recipe will make over two dozen.

Eggless GF DF Cranberry and Macadamia Nut Cookie Reveal

And here is what the cookies look like when they are finished. They are so yummy, and we were so happy with the outcome.

It’s that easy. The Macadamia Nut and Cranberry Cookie recipe can be made for anyone, but especially for those who have food sensitivities. It was crispy on the outside and chewy in the middle. I'm definitely going to make this one again.

Visit our other cookie recipes for more inspiration.

Tools you will need to make these recipes

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Below are some dairy-free and gluten-free cookie recipes from my blog.

Below is a printable one for your use. Feel free to rate this recipe if you want.

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