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Frosted Cranberry and Orange Cookies




Source of Recipe


Family Favorite Christmas Cookie






List of Ingredients



• 6 Tbsp unsalted butter (room temp)
  
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  
• 1/4 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
  
• 1 egg
  
• 2 tsp grated orange zest
  
• 3 Tbsp thawed frozen orange juice concentrate
  
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
  
• 1/4 tsp baking soda
  
• 1/2 tsp ground cloves
  
• 1/4 tsp salt
  
• 1 cup dried cranberries
  
• 1/2 cup coarsely chopped raw pistachios (or walnuts)
  
• ORANGE ICING FOR THE TOP
  
• 1 1/2 cup powdered sugar
  
• 3 Tbsp unsalted butter melted
  
• 2 Tbsp thawed frozen orange juice concentrate
  






Instructions



1. Preheat the oven to 375
   
2. Lightly grease baking sheets or use nonstick or parchemnt lined baking sheets.
   
3. In a large bowl using the electric mixer cream together the butter and sugars.
   
4. Add teh egg, orange zest and orange juice concentrate and beat until well blended.
   
5. In another bowl - stir together the flour, baking powder, soda, cloves and salt.
   
6. Add the flour mix to the butter mix and mix together until well blended.
   
7. Sitr in the cranberries and the nuts.
   
8. Drop the dough by rounded spoonfuls onto the prpared baking sheets
   
9. Bake the cookies for 10 - 12 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on racks.
   
10. ICING ----
    
11. In a bowl stir together the powdered sugar, butter and orange juice concentrate until smooth.
    
    
12. Spread on COOLED cookies.