Orange-Frosted Cranberry Cookies
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Why I Love This Recipe
This is our FAVORITE holiday cookie! It's a soft cookie that is both sweet and tart! The fresh cranberries also make the cookies a colorful holiday favorite!
Patti Hatcher
Ingredients You'll Need
1C Granulated sugar
1/2C Packed brown sugar
1C Butter or margarine softened
1tsp Grated orange peel
2T Orange juice
1 Egg
2 1/2 C All purpose flour
1/2tsp Baking soda
1/2tsp Salt
2C Coarsely chopped fresh or frozen cranberries
1/2C Chopped nuts – hazelnuts, pecans or walnuts – your preference
Orange Frosting
1 1/2C Powdered Sugar
1/2tsp Grated Orange Peel
2 or 3T Orange Juice
Directions
Heat oven to 375F Spray cookie sheet with cookie spray or use parchment paper.
In a large bow, beat sugars, butter orange peel, orance juice and egg with mixer on medium speed or mix with spoon. Stir in flour, baking soda and salt. Stir in cranberries and nuts, On cookie sheet, drop dough by rounded tablespoonfuls about 2 inches apart.
Bake 12 or 14 minutes or until edges and bottoms of cookies are light golden brown. Remove from cookie sheet to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
In a small bowl, stir all frosting ingredients until smooth and spreadable. Frost cookies. Put frosting in a small plastic bag, cut the corner of the bag to "pipe" the icing. Use a zig-zag motion with icing over tops of cookies.