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Home » Creative Recipes » Cuisine » American » Cranberry Orange Cookies

Cranberry Orange Cookies

Cranberry Orange Cookies

BY: Michele
PUBLISHED: Dec 22, 2013
UPDATED: Dec 20, 2023
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Cranberry Orange Cookies

With just days before Christmas I am busy baking cookies and cooking side dishes for a trial run. These  Cranberry Orange Cookies turned out to be so amazing that they are not going to last until Christmas.  I am going to have to make a couple of more batches before the rest of the family arrives.  Mr. Flavor Mosaic normally won’t touch a dessert unless it has chocolate.  However, he loved these!

Adapted from AllRecipes.com, these soft, sweet, slightly tart, nutty cookies will be a favorite on your cookie tray too.  Actually, others on AllRecipes.com had recommended these cookies to me for a couple of years before I tried them.  I hesitated because I was afraid Mr. Flavor Mosaic would not like them since they were not chocolate.  Boy, was I wrong.  These cookies will be on my holiday baking list from now on.

Add these to your baking list!  I’m certain they will be come a holiday tradition!

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Cranberry Orange Cookies

These Cranberry Orange Cookies are soft, sweet, slightly tart, nutty cookies, with cranberries and orange zest, and will be a favorite on your Holiday cookie tray.  
Course Cookies, Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword Cranberry Orange Cookies, Orange Cranberry Cookies
Prep Time 10 minutes minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes minutes
Total Time 30 minutes minutes
Servings 30 m
Calories 77kcal
Author Michele @ Flavor Mosaic

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup butter softened
  • 3/4 cup white sugar
  • 1/4 cup brown sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1/2 teaspoon orange zest
  • 1 tablespoon orange juice
  • 1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 2/3 cup fresh cranberries halved
  • 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
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Instructions 

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
  • In a large bowl, beat together the butter, white sugar and brown sugar until smooth. Beat in the egg until well blended. Mix in the vanilla, orange zest and orange juice.
  • In a separate bowl, stir in the flour, baking soda, cream of tartar, and salt. Add to the wet ingredients and stir. Stir in cranberries and walnuts, until evenly distributed. Drop dough by round tablespoons onto non-stick cookie sheets. Cookies should be spaced about 2 inches apart.
  • Bake for 10 to 12 minutes in the preheated oven. Cool on wire racks.

Nutrition

Calories: 77kcal | Carbohydrates: 9g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 14mg | Sodium: 58mg | Potassium: 21mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 102IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 5mg | Iron: 1mg

Looking for more cookies?  Try these yummy Lemon Drop Cookies by Wine Lady Cooks.

Need more cranberry orange flavor, be sure to make this Cranberry Orange Bundt Cake!

Filed Under: American, Bake, Christmas, Cookies, Cranberry, Cranberry Desserts, Desserts, Holiday Baking, Orange, Sweet, Thanksgiving Tagged With: baking, Christmas, cookies, cranberry, holiday, orange

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Comments

  1. Linda Montes says

    December 1, 2023 at 10:39 am

    I love cranberries and orange flavor combination, so makes me feel the Christmas season. The heading says dried cranberries, but the ingredient list says fresh. If we use dried should they be soaked in warm water to plump them up. I have used both fresh and dried cranberries in recipes and believe either will work great. Can’t wait to try these cookies.

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    • Michele says

      December 1, 2023 at 4:44 pm

      Hi Linda,

      I updated the description to take out the word “dried”. The recipe, as written, is made with fresh cranberries. However, as you mentioned, you could use dried cranberries and plump them up before adding them to the cookies. I have not tried that, but it should work.

      Thanks,
      Michele

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