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Orange Cranberry Cookies

These cranberry orange cookies are a soft buttery cookie that is bursting with orange flavor and tangy cranberries. They are the perfect cookie for the holiday season or any time of the year!
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Course: Desserts
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 9 minutes
Total Time: 9 minutes
Servings: 50

Ingredients

  • For the Cookies
  • 1 Cup Butter softened to room temperature
  • 1 Cup Sugar
  • 1 Egg
  • 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
  • 1 Tbsp Fresh Orange Juice
  • 1 Tbsp Fresh Orange Zest
  • 2 ½ Cups Flour
  • ½ tsp Baking Soda
  • ¼ tsp Baking Powder
  • ½ tsp Salt
  • 1 Cup Dried Cranberries
  • For the glaze-
  • 1 tsp Orange Zest plus more for garnish if desired
  • 2 Tbsp Orange Juice
  • 1 ½ Cups Powdered Sugar

Instructions

  • Pre heat oven to 350 and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  • Roughly chop the dried cranberries with a sharp knife.
  • In a medium bowl gently whisk together flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt until well mixed.
  • In a large mixing bowl using an electric mixer or in the bowl of a stand mixer cream together sugar and butter until light and fluffy.
  • Add in egg, vanilla, orange juice and orange zest and continue mixing until well incorporated.
  • Gradually add in the dry ingredients mixing after each addition and scraping down the sides of the bowl with a spatula.
  • Using a spatula or wooden spoon fold in the dried chopped cranberries mixing until evenly distributed throughout the dough.
  • Scoop the Dough out with a tablespoon size dough scoop onto the prepared baking sheet.
  • Bake cookies for 8-10 minutes or until light golden brown.
  • Remove the cookies from the oven and place on a wire rack to cool completely.
  • Once the cookies are cooled you can make the glaze.
  • To make the glaze combine the orange zest, orange juice and powdered sugar in a medium size bowl. Mix until everything is well incorporated and there are no lumps.
  • You can glaze the cooled cookies on the cooling rack or place them on a baking sheet. Place parchment paper or wax paper under the cookies before glazing to catch any drips.
  • Using a spoon drizzle the glaze across each cookie.
  • Sprinkle the tops of the cookies with orange zest if desired.
  • Allow the glaze to dry before placing cookies in an airtight container to store. Store in a single layer or place wax paper between the layers.

Nutrition

Serving: 2g