Cranberry Cream Cheese Muffins

These sweet muffins have a burst of tart cranberry - the perfect winter breakfast!

Hello, December! The end of the year is upon us and once again, I can't believe it. For some reason, cranberries don't really hit my radar until after Thanksgiving. I don't like cranberry sauce, but I love cranberries in baked goods. These muffins are the fluffiest, moistest, creamiest, loveliest, and all the other -ests. The bite of cranberry is just the right amount of tart to offset the sweetness of the muffins and it's the best. I could not stop eating them.

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What you need:

• 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 1 pkg (8 oz.) cream cheese, softened
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1 1/2 tsp. vanilla
• 4 large eggs
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
• 1/2 tsp. salt 
• 2 cups fresh or frozen cranberries

Directions:

1. In a large mixing bowl, cream together butter, cream cheese, sugar, and vanilla.
2. Add eggs one at a time, beating between each addition.
3. In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking powder, and salt.
4. Slowly add flour mixture into butter mixture.
5. Fold in cranberries gently.
6. Fill paper-lined muffin cups with batter 3/4 of the way full.
7. Bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for 20 to 25 minutes or until a toothpick comes out of the center clean.

Recipe from Julie's Eats and Treats

This Christmas Cranberry Dip is one of my favorite holiday appetizers. It's perfect with buttery crackers. A step up from muffins, these Cranberry Vanilla Cupcakes with White Chocolate Frosting from The Recipe Rebel look incredible!

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