Its Recipe Time Cranberry Orange Cookies

Hope you guys enjoy these cookies..They were a huge hit at my Christmas Party!

Cranberry Orange Cookies

Recipe Yield 4 dozen cookies

Ingredients
1 cup butter, softened
1 cup white sugar
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon grated orange zest
2 tablespoons orange juice
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 cups cranberries (Prepared like below)
Icing:
1/2 teaspoon grated orange zest
3 tablespoons orange juice

1 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar

Directions :

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).

Cranberries – Put whole cranberries in pot with ½ stick of butter and cook on high heat cranberries Pop and then cool in fridge!

In a large bowl, cream together the butter, white sugar and brown sugar until smooth. Beat in the egg until well blended. Mix in 1 teaspoon orange zest and 2 tablespoons orange juice. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt; stir into the orange mixture. Mix in cranberries(entire mixture). Drop dough by rounded tablespoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets. Cookies should be spaced at least 2 inches apart

Bake for 12 to 14 minutes in the preheated oven, until the edges are golden. Remove from cookie sheets to cool on wire racks.

In a small bowl, mix together 1/2 teaspoon orange zest, 3 tablespoons orange juice and confectioners' sugar until smooth. Spread over the tops of cooled cookies. Let stand until set.

Great Cookie For Breakfast LOL

Enjoy …. Chris