These cookies are really good!!....and VERY sweet!! The only substitution I made was vanilla instead of brandy since I didn't have any brandy on hand..and unsalted butter instead of softened butter (my kitchenaid mixer does all the hard work for me!) I also rolled the dough into balls rather than putting down heaping spoonfuls. They are delish!

Some of the best cookies I ever made! I did use Captain Morgans since I didn't have any Brandy, and everyone loved them!!

Yummy. I cut the white sugar in half, but next time I'll cut it out completely because the dried cranberries and white chocolate are already really sweet. I also substituted half of the butter with shortening and refrigerated the dough for an hour before baking so that the cookies didn't come out flat. I rolled the dough into balls and pressed it down a little. Great texture. After cooling for an hour, they were slightly crunchy on the outside and chewy on the inside. Great recipe! Thanks for sharing!!

I thought these were really good cookies but they were not "awesomely delicious" cookies. Now, I did make them with vanilla instead of Brandy so I am going to make them again and see if there is a significant difference in flavoring. I would definitely make them again but they would not make it in my top 10 fave cookies list.

I'd give this 4.5 stars. I've made these cookies several times. I reduce the sugar. They are very sweet cookies. I use parchment paper so they stay fluffy and soft.

I've used this recipe many times now and the cookies always come out wonderful each time. Great texture, taste and very easy to make. I had played with the recipe a few times and have tried it with decreasing the sugar by a half cup (1/4 c. brown sugar, 1/4 c. white) and adding pecans. It still turns out very good and works better for my daughters palate. Tried it once with smart balance instead of butter but it changed the texture too much making it almost too cakey.

delicious chewy cookie, we all loved it!

WATCH THESE COOKIES!! They taste great... IF you manage to get them out while they are still a bit raw in the middle, and then leave them to cool on the baking trays for a few minutes.. If you leave them cook even a minute or two longer than they need, you'll have hard, brittle cookies.. not the soft gooey scrummy things you want!

These cookies are amazing! I used splenda in place of the sugar and used the splenda brown sugar mix for the brown sugar. They turn out great every time and they never make it past a day or two in this house.

These have become my kids favorite Christmas cookie. They are so chewy and tasty, and they freeze well, too.

Used vanilla instead of brandy and fresh instead of dried cranberries. Also added chopped pecans. Absolutely marvelous!

I loved these but nobody else was really crazy about them...

This cookie is pretty good. I didn't have brandy so used vanilla instead. I didn't think they were too sweet like many others said. What do people expect? Cookies are usually sweet. The cookie part seemed kind of plain to me so I played around with this recipe a bit as well after making it as written (with the exception of the brandy) by adding butter, changing the brown/white sugar proportions and adding oatmeal. I liked the cookie better with the changes. Experiment a bit to determine what you like best.

These are phenomenal. I used 1/2 tsp. vanilla instead of brandy, and added a splash of canola oil (because the dough was extremely dry). I was not expecting these to come out well, but they are amazing. The flavor is just perfect. Thanks!

I made several of the top-reviewed cookies from this site for Christmas, and this was the one that was most popular. I used brown chocolate chips instead of white and raisins instead of cranberries. (Both weren't on hand at the moment.) Didn't seem to be a problem at all.

These cookies were really good...however I found them a bit too sweet, so I rolled them in finely chopped pecans and they turned out perfect! I also soaked the cranberries in the brandy and really think that the brandy made these cookies...they didn't last two days!