In honor of Cyber Monday and in the spirit of the season of giving I am hosting my first giveaway!!!
Enter to win this Rachael Ray 12.5″ Non-Stick Skillet and Lil’ Devils 3 Piece Spatula Set – both in brilliant orange to wake up your kitchen.
But first, lets talk about these luscious muffins. The tartness of cranberry, combined with rich, sweet chocolate and topped off with a light, powdered sugar glaze. Festive, pretty and equally tasty. Lets make muffins!
You’ll need one cup of fresh cranberries.
Pulse them in your food processor until coarsely chopped.
Mix together your flour, baking powder and salt in a medium bowl and set aside.
In a separate large mixing bowl, whisk eggs into buttermilk.
Whisk in the oil.
In goes the sugar.
Now the vanilla.
Add the dry ingredients and mix, just until combined.
Mix in the cranberries and mini chocolate chips.
Coat a 1/3 cup dry measure with cooking spray.
This is an easy and clean way to evenly divide the batter between the muffin cups. If the batter begins to stick, spray measuring cup with additional cooking spray.
Bake at 350 degrees for 22 to 26 minutes.
Remove them from the oven when lightly golden and a toothpick inserted into center of muffin comes out clean. When cool enough to handle, remove the muffins from the tin and cool completely. Mix up the powdered sugar glaze.
Drizzle it over the tops of the muffins.
Gorgeous! The perfect treat to give to neighbors, co-workers, and friends over the holidays. They will be forever grateful.
• Giveaway Closed •
This contest is sponsored by Valerie’s Kitchen, out of the goodness of my heart, because it’s fun to give stuff away, and because I love ya!
Good luck and happy cooking!
Cranberry Chocolate Chip Muffins
Ingredients
- 2 cups flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cups fresh cranberries, roughly chopped
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/2 cup miniature semisweet chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 4 to 5 teaspoons milk
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a 12 cup muffin pan with baking cups or spray with cooking spray.
- In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking powder and salt.
- Place cranberries in the bowl of a food processor and pulse until coarsely chopped.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the buttermilk and eggs, whisk in the oil, sugar, and vanilla. Add flour mixture and mix with a spoon, just until combined. Fold in chopped cranberries and chocolate chips. Mix just until combined.
- Spray a 1/3 cup dry measure with cooking spray. Scoop out a scant 1/3 cup of batter to fill each cup in your muffin pan. You may need to spray the measuring cup with additional cooking spray if batter begins sticking.
- Bake in preheated oven for 22 to 26 minutes or until lightly golden and a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool for 5 or 10 minutes in pan. When cool enough to handle, remove from pan and cool completely.
- Prepare the glaze. In a small bowl mix powdered sugar with vanilla. Add milk until you get the desired consistency. Drizzle over cooled muffins.
Laurrie Piland says
November 27, 2011 at 3:12 pmI seriously have to comment 6 times…LOL! I already subscribe to your wonderful blog, Valerie, it’s a joy to read!
Laurrie Piland says
November 27, 2011 at 3:12 pmMy favorite baked goodies at Christmas-time are cookies that someone else makes for me 🙂
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November 27, 2011 at 3:13 pmI already follow you on Twitter. I’m @TheRVChef.
Laurrie Piland says
November 27, 2011 at 3:14 pmI liked your page on FB…what’s not to like…especially that muffin recipe…YUM!
Bobbie says
November 27, 2011 at 3:15 pmI love love love plum bread during the holidays.
Laurrie Piland says
November 27, 2011 at 3:15 pmI shared a link for this blog on my FB page and also in my private FB cooking page, as well…I’m seriously stuck on those muffins, they look FANTASTIC!
Laurrie Piland says
November 27, 2011 at 3:16 pmI sent a link to your blog and contest out there to Twitter-land!
Sandra's Easy Cooking says
November 27, 2011 at 4:20 pmFirst let me say that your cranberry muffins look incredible! Love how you made them..and second what a great giveaway! I will follow you on twitter!
Sandra's Easy Cooking says
November 27, 2011 at 4:21 pmJust tweeted your giveaway!
Nelly Rodriguez says
November 27, 2011 at 4:22 pmFavorite treats are gingerbread biscotti!
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November 27, 2011 at 4:22 pmI like you on FB
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Terry (My Journey With Candida) says
November 27, 2011 at 4:31 pmI love cookies…. almost any kind of cookies. The problem is, since I now have candida, I have to substitute the sugar and nothing tastes as good as it used to.
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Krista says
November 27, 2011 at 4:43 pmMy Fave is apple crisp!!
Jenn@BakingJenn'sBlog says
November 27, 2011 at 5:12 pmMy favorite baked goodies for Christmas are peanut butter balls. They aren’t really baked, but still delicious. I also really like apple pie.
mjskit says
November 27, 2011 at 5:58 pmOOOOOOH – These are a perfect gift as well as a treat to one’s self for a job well-done! 🙂 What are my favorite holiday baked goods – cookies – cookies of any shape and any kind!
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FF5 says
November 27, 2011 at 9:00 pmWhat a beautiful blog! I am going to make those muffins for sure!
My favorite Christmas treat is peanut butter fudge. Oh YUM. My mother would make that and it would be gone in a night. Brings back wonderful memories!
LoveBreezy says
November 28, 2011 at 12:41 amLove cookies. But think I’m going to try my first Texas Sheet cake and cut it into small portions.
France Cevallos says
November 28, 2011 at 5:34 amYour muffins sound delicious! Will def be making these.
My favorite baked goodies include shortbread and white chocolate cranberry fudge! 🙂
France Cevallos says
November 28, 2011 at 5:41 amI liked your page on fbook!
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November 28, 2011 at 5:42 amI’m following you on Twitter too!
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Tina (PinayInTexas) says
November 28, 2011 at 12:43 pmI love making chocolate chip, snickerdoodle and peanut butter cookies for the holidays!!!
Tina (PinayInTexas) says
November 28, 2011 at 12:46 pmI am now following From Valerie’s Kitchen on FB! 🙂
Tina (PinayInTexas) says
November 28, 2011 at 12:47 pmI am now following From Valerie’s Kitchen on Twitter!
Tina (PinayInTexas) says
November 28, 2011 at 12:51 pmI shared your giveaway on FB!
Tina (PinayInTexas) says
November 28, 2011 at 12:52 pmI tweeted about it too!
Toni says
November 28, 2011 at 4:38 pmMy favorite holiday baked good is anything with cranberries 🙂
Toni says
November 28, 2011 at 4:39 pmI liked your FB page 🙂
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November 28, 2011 at 4:39 pmI follow you on twitter (@liv2luvfood)
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November 28, 2011 at 4:40 pmI mentioned this giveaway on twitter http://twitter.com/#!/Liv2LuvFood/status/141314581564895232
Toni says
November 28, 2011 at 4:40 pmAnd I shared the link on FB 🙂
Emily @ Life on Food says
November 28, 2011 at 5:02 pmI love all Christmas cookies. And my mom makes a fine Rum Cake. Yummy!
Emily @ Life on Food says
November 28, 2011 at 5:02 pmI follow on Twitter!
Kelly says
November 30, 2011 at 11:53 amWhat a great giveaway and your muffins look amazing! LOVE your blog, so glad to be a new follower! xoxo
S says
November 30, 2011 at 2:17 pmI love pumpkin bread and peppermint bark during the holidays!
Jennifer @ Peanut Butter and Peppers says
December 3, 2011 at 5:54 pmHi, I am following you on Twitter! Your muffins sound wonderful! I love the step by step instructions! I may make these in the morning! Thank you!
Vicki @ WITK says
December 4, 2011 at 10:26 amI love the idea of cranberries and chocolate together in a muffin! These look so good! We made an awesome stollen last christmas and now I have to make it every year!
Jay @ LocalFood.me says
December 4, 2011 at 3:25 pmI like a basic gingersnap cookie for the holidays. However, these cranberry chocolate muffins will definitely be added to the list. Cheers!
Wilnellys says
December 4, 2011 at 4:14 pmMy favorite holiday treats are usually those with lots of nuts (like pecan tassies) and those with rich almond flavor (like the Italian rainbow cookies)
Wilnellys says
December 4, 2011 at 4:15 pmI tweeted your contest and muffin recipe
Wilnellys says
December 4, 2011 at 4:16 pmI shared the link to the giveaway on facebook
Wilnellys says
December 4, 2011 at 4:17 pmI already follow your page on facebook
Wilnellys says
December 4, 2011 at 4:21 pmI’m now following From Valerie’s Kitchen on Tweeter
Clara says
December 4, 2011 at 6:24 pmMmm stollen during the holidays 🙂
Stephanie says
December 5, 2011 at 12:19 pmI love my grandmother’s Ready-Frosted Raisin Bars. I am the only one in my family who does, so I only make them every couple years or so. They are delicious and remind me of my childhood.
Choc Chip Uru says
February 25, 2012 at 1:15 pmYour muffins look maginificent – forgetting the very generous giveaway, that is all I could focus on 😀
I love the addition of cranberries into anything!
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru