Cranberry Recipe ‹ Cranberry Orange Cookies

A nice thing to have around during the holidays, but don't expect them to stay around long. These orange-flavored cranberry cookies are tart and delicious, not to mention beautiful. Not really a favorite of kids.

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup white sugar
• ½ cup packed brown sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon grated orange zest
• 2 tablespoons orange juice
• 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
• ½ teaspoon baking soda
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 2 cups chopped cranberries
• ½ cup chopped walnuts
• ½ teaspoon grated orange zest
• 3 tablespoons orange juice
• 1 ½ cups confectioners' sugar

Cooking Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
2. In a large bowl, cream together the butter, white sugar and brown sugar until smooth. Beat in the egg until well blended. Mix in 1 teaspoon orange zest and 2 tablespoons orange juice. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt; stir into the orange mixture. Mix in cranberries and if using, walnuts, until evenly distributed. Drop dough by rounded tablespoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets. Cookies should be spaced at least 2 inches apart.
3. Bake for 12 to 14 minutes in the preheated oven, until the edges are golden. Remove from cookie sheets to cool on wire racks.
4. In a small bowl, mix together 1/2 teaspoon orange zest, 3 tablespoons orange juice and confectioners' sugar until smooth. Spread over the tops of cooled cookies. Let stand until set.

Nutrition Facts

• calories110.2
• carbohydrateContent16.2 g
• cholesterolContent14 mg
• fatContent4.8 g
• fiberContent0.5 g
• proteinContent1.1 g
• saturatedFatContent2.5 g
• sodiumContent67 mg
• sugarContent10.6 g