Small Batch Cranberry Orange Cookies Recipe
I fell in love with these cookies when I first made them. The flavors are wonderful and blend so well together. The added icing gives the cookie an extra nice look. I made a few tweaks to make them even better.
Cranberry Orange Cookies
I fell in love with these cookies when I first made them. The flavors are wonderful and blend so well together. The added icing gives the cookie an extra nice look. I made a few tweaks to make them even better.
Equipment
- 2 Small bowls
- Baking sheet
- Parchment paper
- Wax paper
- Zester or grater
Ingredients
- 1/4 Cup Butter , softened
- 1/2 Tbsp Light sour cream
- 1/4 Cup Brown sugar, packed
- 1 Large Egg yolk
- 1 tsp Orange zest
- 2 Tbsp Orange Juice
- 1/4 tsp Almond extract
- 3/4 Cup + 1 Tbsp All-purpose flour
- 1/4 tsp Baking soda
- 1/8 tsp Salt
- 1/2 Cup Dried cranberries
For Icing
- 1 1/2 tsp Orange Juice
- 2 Tbsp Powdered sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350℉. Prepare a small rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Add flour, baking soda, and salt to a small bowl. Mix and set aside.
- Add the butter and brown sugar to a 2-cup liquid measuring cup and cream for 1 minute using an immersion blender with a beaters attachment.
- Add the sour cream, almond extract, orange juice, zest, and egg yolk. mix until combined, about 15 seconds.
- Add the flour mixture in two parts, mixing after each addition. Don’t overmix. Add the cranberries and mix in by hand.
- Measure out 3 Tbsp of dough for each cookie. Roll into balls and place on a baking sheet, leaving 2 inches between cookies.
- Bake 12-14 minutes. The cookies will be golden brown on the edges. Don’t overbake cookies. Remove to a cooling rack with a piece of wax paper under the rack (this will catch the icing and make for an easy clean-up).
- Let the cookies cool for 3-5 minutes. While cooling, mix the icing ingredients in a small bowl until smooth. Drizzle icing over the warm cookies and let them cool completely before transferring to a plate. If stacking cookies, place wax paper between cookies.
Notes
Serving suggestions and optional ingredients are not calculated as part of the nutritional facts.
Nutrition
Serving: 1 CookieCalories: 185kcalCarbohydrates: 26gProtein: 2gFat: 9gSaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 50mgSodium: 170mgPotassium: 60mgSugar: 12gCalcium: 20mgIron: 1mg
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