Cranberry Orange Sugar Cookies
A short bread cookie flavored with chopped cranberries and orange, dusted with orange sugar.
Servings 36 cookies
Ingredients
- ¾ cup butter softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 egg
- 2 cups flour
- 1½ tsp baking powder
- ¼ tsp baking soda
- ½ cup dried cranberries, finely chopped I use a small chopper to finely chop
- 1 tbsp grated orange zest
- 1 tbsp dried orange peel
Rolling Sugar
- ½ cup sugar
- 1 tbsp grated orange zest
- 1 tsp dried orange peel
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°
- Using electric mixer, mix butter and 1 cup sugar until light and fluffy, add egg.
- Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, orange zest and orange peel in separate bowl. Add to butter mixture and mix until combined. Add cranberries.
- Combine ½ cup sugar, orange zest, and orange peel in bowl. Using fork, mix until well blended and you can smell the orange.
- Chill dough for 20 minutes. Shape dough into 1 inch balls and roll in sugar mixture. Place on baking sheet - I use silicon pads. Flatten ball slightly with bottom of glass.
- Bake for 10-13 minutes or until lightly golden. Cool on wire rack.
Notes
These cookies freeze very well!