4.9 from 96 votes
Cranberry Orange Cookies
Cranberry Orange Cookies are simple to make and have the perfect amount of chewy-yet-tangy goodness. Perfect for Holiday baking!
Prep Time
35 mins
Cook Time
35 mins
Total Time
45 mins
Servings: 24 small cookies
Calories: 106 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 whole egg
- orange zest zest of 1 navel orange
- 1 tablespoon fresh orange juice
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/8 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup fresh cranberries chopped
- 1/2 cups powdered sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease light colored baking sheets with non stick cooking spray and set aside.
- In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar together until light and fluffy.
- Whip in vanilla, egg, orange zest and juice.
- Scrape sides and mix again.
- Stir in all dry ingredients slowly until just combined, excluding the powdered sugar.
- Scrape sides of the bowl and mix again briefly.
- Stir in chopped cranberries.
- Pour powdered sugar onto a large plate. Roll a 2 teaspoon of dough into a ball and roll in powdered sugar.
- Place on the baking sheet and repeat with the remaining dough.
- Bake for 9-11 minutes or until bottoms begin to barely brown and cookies look matte {not melty or shiny}. Remove from oven and cool cookies about 3 minutes before transferring to cooling rack.
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Notes
- *If using a nonstick darker baking tray, reduce baking time by about 2 minutes.
- *If using a nonstick darker baking tray, reduce baking time by about 2 minutes.
Nutrition Information
Calories
106kcal
(5%)
Carbohydrates
17g
(6%)
Protein
1g
(2%)
Fat
4g
(6%)
Saturated Fat
2g
(10%)
Cholesterol
10mg
(3%)
Sodium
64mg
(3%)
Potassium
14mg
(0%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
11g
(22%)
Vitamin A
118IU
(2%)
Vitamin C
1mg
(1%)
Calcium
4mg
(0%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 24small cookies
Amount Per Serving
Calories 106
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 106kcal | 5% |
| Carbohydrates | 17g | 6% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 4g | 6% |
| Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Cholesterol | 10mg | 3% |
| Sodium | 64mg | 3% |
| Potassium | 14mg | 0% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 11g | 22% |
| Vitamin A | 118IU | 2% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 4mg | 0% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.