I still have to avoid chocolate. Which as you can imagine, is tough during the Christmas season. With the fudge. The hot chocolate. The brownies. It is pure torture. However, it did just get a little easier with these carob and cranberry cookies. They are sweet. Chewy. And spiced with cinnamon and nutmeg making them perfect for Christmas.
Carob chips have been a lifesaver for me ever since I found out it bothers Kellan when I eat chocolate. Carob, if you don’t know, is extracted from the carob bean and is often used as a subsitute for chocolate. It’s not quite as sweet as chocolate but I find carob chips just as scrumptious as chocolate chips. You can find them in health food stores. I bought mine at Whole Foods. With that said, if you can’t find carob chips or just don’t want to use them, semi-sweet chocolate chips would work well in this recipe.
Ann
April 3, 2022 at 8:25 amThese were great. The cranberries add an extra zip. I did put the dough in the fridge for an hour, I have trouble with flat cookies frequently. Have a cup of tea and a cookie!
Deseree
April 3, 2022 at 9:31 pmSo happy to hear that, Ann! They would be great with tea!
Deseree
December 8, 2012 at 3:40 pmThanks guys! Stephen- It’s Irish but neither Ryan nor I have an ounce of Irish in us. We just liked the name :)
StephenC
December 8, 2012 at 10:30 amI am slightly dismayed at the number of sweets being blogged during December. It’s my problem; I don’t eat sweets all that much, and I rarely bake. But these cookies with carob (ate a lot of it many years ago) and cranberries (love them) are as tempting as anything I’ve seen recently. Bookmarked!!! The name Kellan seems vaguely Irish or Welsh. Is it either?
Chung-Ah | Damn Delicious
December 7, 2012 at 8:08 amLove this! And that plate is so cute!