Preheat the oven to 180ºc and line several baking trays with parchment
Cream together the unsalted butter with the soft brown and granulated sugar until light and fluffy
Beat in the egg and the vanilla essence well until smooth
Add the plain flour, bicarbonate of soda, and salt and beat until a thick cookie dough is formed
Carefully fold in the dried cranberries and white chocolate
Spoon the mixture onto the trays (I use a cookie scoop!) and bake in the oven for 10-12 minutes or until nice and golden brown.
The longer the crunchier, the shorter the softer and more gooey. Leave to cool for 10 minutes on the tray
Notes
Other favourite combinations of mine is to used dried raspberries, or even put in 1/2tsp of cinnamon to make a delicious twist
These cookies last in an airtight container for 3-4 days
You can freeze them for 3+ months
You can freeze the cookie dough raw, and they will take an extra 2-3 minutes
Recipe update January 2026 - only change is to use just plain flour now, not self raising. It does still work with self raising, but I prefer the texture from plain flour