Frosted Orange Cranberry Cookies
Preheat oven to 375 degrees
Line 2 cookie sheets with parchment paper
1 cup sugar
½ cup brown sugar
1 cup butter, softened
1 teaspoon grated orange peel
2 tablespoons orange juice
1 egg
Combine sugars and butter until smooth then add orange peel, orange juice and egg. Mix until well combined.
Add:
2 ½ cups flour
½ teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
2 cups Craisins
½ cup pecans (optional)
Bake 12 – 14 minutes or until edges and bottoms of cookies are lightly browned. Remove to wire rack and allow to cool completely, about 30 minutes before dipping.
Orange Dipping Glaze:
2 cups powdered sugar
½ teaspoon grated orange peel
2 – 3 tablespoons orange juice
Combine in a medium bowl and stir until smooth. Frost cookies with about a teaspoon of glaze and let harden.
Makes 3 dozen cookies
Here's all the stuff for the cookie....
...and all you need for the frosting.
Sugars and butter ready to go....then add
the orange peel, orange juice and egg.
Mix it all up then add the Craisins.
Ready to scoop!
Scooped!
Here's the frosting all combined...
and waiting to dunk the cookies.
Don't these look great?? Well, they taste even better!
