Dessert Recipes - Festive Cranberry-Orange Cookies Recipe

Ingredients              

• 1 cup/240 ml packed light brown Sugar

• 1/2 cup/120 ml sugar

• 2 1/4 cup/240 ml flour

• 1 tsp/5 ml baking soda

• 1/4 tsp/1 ml salt

• 1 tbsp/15 ml dried, orange peel

• 3/4 cup/180 ml chopped dried, sweetened cranberries

• 1 cup/240 ml butter, softened

• 2 eggs

(Makes about 3 to 3 1/2 dozen)

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Method:

1. Instructions for jar: Place brown sugar in a 1 liter jar, pack brown.

2. Next, pour sugar on top and smooth over.

3. In medium bowl, combine flour, baking soda, salt and orange peel. Stir until well mixed. Pour half of mixture on top of sugar in jar and press down. Pour remaining half jar, press down and smooth over top.

4. Pour cranberries over flour and press down. Place lid on top of jar.

5. For baking: Preheat oven to 350/176C. Empty content5 of jar in large bowl. Add softened butter or margarine and eggs.

6. Beat until thoroughly mixed. Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls onto un-greased cookie sheet and bake for 10 to 12 minutes until lightly browned around edges.

7. Remove from oven and let cookies cool on cookie sheet for 1 minute, then transfer to cooling rack.