Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter softened to room temperature
- 2 tablespoons light brown sugar packed
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3/4 cup + 3 tablespoons white whole-wheat flour
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 3 tablespoons pecans finely chopped
- 3 tablespoons dried cranberries finely chopped
For The Filling:
- 1/2 cup brown sugar packed
- 1/2 tablespoon cinnamon
- 1 tablespoon white whole-wheat flour
- 1 large egg white
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 325°F and lightly spray a mini muffin tin with cooking spray.
- In a large bowl, beat together the butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar with an electric hand mixer until light and fluffy. Add in the vanilla and beat again until well combined.
- In a separate bowl, stir together the flour and cinnamon until well mixed. Add the flour, pecans, and dried cranberries into the butter mixture, and mix until the dough comes together.
- Place a scant 1 tablespoon-sized scoop of dough in each of the mini muffin cavities and use your fingers to press in the center to create a cup shape. Make sure to press up and along the sides as well.
- Bake until the sides of the cups begins to go lightly golden brown, about 11 minutes.
- While the cookie cups are baking, make the filling by stirring the brown sugar, cinnamon, and flour together until well combined. Add in the egg white and gently stir until a slightly runny paste forms. Mix until just combined, as you don't want to add too much air into the filling (this can cause it to sink and crack once baked).
- The cookie cups will rise up once baked, so use a small spoon to press the sides in and down to reshape the cup.
- Spoon the filling mixture into the cups until they are only 3/4 full. Place your oven rack on the lowest level and bake the cookies until the outside of the filling looks just set and the inside is slightly jiggly, about 5-6 minutes. (You don't want them to rise up, or they will sink down once cooled.)
- Let the cookies cool in the pan for 20 minutes, and then gently transfer them to a wire rack to finish cooling.