Sweet and buttery orange cranberry cookies burst with bright orange flavor, a sweet orange glaze and tart cranberries for a festive holiday cookie that feels special on any cookie platter.
Ingredients
For The Cookie Dough
1cupbutterunsalted, softened
1/2cupbrown sugar
1cupgranulated sugar
2eggs
1teaspoonvanilla extract
1tablespoonorange zest
3cupsflour
1teaspoonbaking soda
2teaspoonscream of tartar
1/2teaspoonsalt
1cupdried cranberriesplus extra for decorating thee tops of the cookies
For The Glaze
1 1/2cuppowdered sugar
2tablespoonsorange juiceUse fresh from an orange to also use the orange zest for the dough.
4teaspoons milk1 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
Sometimes cranberries that have been in the back of the pantry for a while get a little too dry. Place the cranberries in a bowl of warm water for about five minutes, then drain the water and dry them with a paper towel. This will rehydrate the cranberries and make them perfect for baking with!