Orange Cranberry Cookies
User Reviews
5
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Prep Time
32 mins
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Cook Time
8 mins
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Total Time
40 mins
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Servings
25 Cookies
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Calories
218 kcal
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Course
Dessert, Baked Goods
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Cuisine
American
Orange Cranberry Cookies
Description
These cookies start with a creamed mixture of softened butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar, creating a smooth base for the addition of eggs, vanilla, and fresh orange zest for citrus aroma. The dry ingredients include flour, baking soda, cream of tartar, and salt to achieve a balanced structure and slight chewiness. Dried cranberries are folded into the dough for their chewy and tart contrast.
The dough is chilled for 30 minutes to firm up, which helps maintain the cookies' shape during baking. After forming dough balls and topping them with extra cranberries, they bake briefly to a gooey texture. Once cooled, the cookies are glazed with a mixture of powdered sugar, fresh orange juice, and milk, adding a sugary citrus glaze that complements the cranberry flavor.
This combination of citrus zest, tart cranberries, and a sweet glaze produces a cookie that offers layered flavors and a moist bite. The cookies are visually inviting and suitable for seasonal enjoyment or gifting.
Rehydrating old dried cranberries in warm water before use can improve their texture, making them plumper and juicier once baked.
Ingredients
For The Cookie Dough
- 1 cup butter unsalted, softened
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 tablespoon orange zest
- 3 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 teaspoons cream of tartar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup dried cranberries plus extra for decorating the tops of the cookies
For The Glaze
- 1 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 2 tablespoons orange juice Use fresh from an orange. Use the orange peel for the zest for the dough.
- 4 teaspoons milk 1 tablespoons + 1 teaspoon
Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl cream together butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar until smooth with an electric mixer.
- Crack the eggs and place eggs in a medium bowl, then beat with a fork. Add egg, vanilla and orange zest to the butter mixture and mix with an electric mixer until combined.
- In a large mixing bowl combine flour, baking soda, cream of tartar and salt, then mix well
- Add the flour mixture to the wet ingredients half at a time. Mix until just combined and a dough forms with no loose flour. Mix in the dried cranberries until just combined.
- Chill cookie dough in the refrigerator for 30 minutes. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Scoop about two tablespoons of dough into each ball and roll lightly with your hands, then place on a parchment lined pan. Add 4-5 dried cranberries to the top of each cookie.
- Bake the cookie dough for 8-10 minutes until gooey. Remove the cookies to a wire cooling rack.
- Once the cookies are cool to the touch on the cooling rack, slide a piece of parchment paper under the wire rack. In a medium sized bowl, whisk together powdered sugar, orange juice and milk. Use a spoon to make drizzles of glaze over each cookie. Let the glaze firm up, then enjoy!
Notes
- If dried cranberries are too dry, soak them in warm water for 5 minutes, then drain and dry before using to improve texture.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 25Cookies
Amount Per Serving
Calories 218 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 218kcal | 11% |
| Carbohydrates | 35g | 12% |
| Protein | 2g | 4% |
| Fat | 8g | 12% |
| Saturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.4g | 2% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Trans Fat | 0.3g | 15% |
| Cholesterol | 33mg | 11% |
| Sodium | 156mg | 7% |
| Potassium | 76mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 23g | 46% |
| Vitamin A | 251IU | 5% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 12mg | 1% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
User Reviews
Overall Rating
5
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