Cranberry Orange Cookies

Name: Cranberry Orange Cookies
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 48 servings
Ingredients: 1 cup unsalted butter, softened 1 cup unsalted butter, softened; 1 cup white sugar 1 cup white sugar; ½ cup packed brown sugar ½ cup packed brown sugar; 1 large egg 1 large egg; 2 tablespoons orange juice 2 tablespoons orange juice; 1 teaspoon grated orange zest 1 teaspoon grated orange zest; 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour; ½ teaspoon baking soda ½ teaspoon baking soda; ½ teaspoon salt ½ teaspoon salt; 2 cups chopped cranberries 2 cups chopped cranberries; ½ cup chopped walnuts (Optional) ½ cup chopped walnuts (optional)

Prep: 20 minsCook: 15 mins

Prep

20 mins

Cook

15 mins

Servings

Difficulty

Medium

Vegetarian

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Ingredients

Servings:

11 cup unsalted butter, softened
11 cup white sugar
½ cup packed brown sugar½ cup packed brown sugar
11 large egg
22 tablespoons orange juice
11 teaspoon grated orange zest
22 ½ cups all-purpose flour
½ teaspoon baking soda½ teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt½ teaspoon salt
22 cups chopped cranberries
½ cup chopped walnuts (Optional)½ cup chopped walnuts (optional)

Instructions

1
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
2
Make the cookies: Cream butter, white sugar, and brown sugar in a mixing bowl until smooth. Beat in egg until well blended. Mix in orange juice and zest.
3
Whisk together flour, baking soda, and salt in a separate bowl. Stir flour mixture into the butter mixture until combined. Mix in cranberries and walnuts until evenly distributed.
4
Drop dough by rounded tablespoonfuls 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheets.
5
Bake in the preheated oven, switching racks halfway through, until edges are golden, 12 to 14 minutes. Transfer cookies to wire racks to cool completely.
6
Meanwhile, make the glaze: Mix together confectioners' sugar, orange juice, and zest in a small bowl until smooth.
7
Spread glaze over the tops of the cooled cookies; let stand until set.
8
Kimberly Kahmann Harvey