Cranberry Orange Cookies

These crunchy sweet cranberry orange cookies are sprinkled with orange sugar for extra holiday sparkle!

30 min.prep time 60 min.total time

60 cookies

4 Stars28 Ratings

Orange Sugar

1/3 cup sugar

1 teaspoon freshly grated orange zest

Cookie

1 cup sugar

3/4 cup Land O Lakes® Butter, softened

1 Land O Lakes® All-Natural Egg

2 cups all-purpose flour

1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder

1/4 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 cup sweetened dried cranberries, chopped

1/2 cup chopped macadamia nuts

1 tablespoon freshly grated orange zest

Heat oven to 350°F.

Combine all orange sugar ingredients in bowl; stir until well mixed. Set aside.

Combine 1 cup sugar, butter and egg in bowl; beat at medium speed until creamy. Add flour, baking powder and baking soda; beat at low speed until well mixed. Add all remaining ingredients. Continue beating just until mixed.

Shape dough into 1-inch balls; roll balls in orange sugar. Place 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheets. Flatten with bottom of glass to 1 1/2-inch circles.

Bake 7-11 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. (Do not over bake.) Cool 1 minute on cookie sheet; remove to cooling rack.

- To prevent cranberries from sticking to knife when chopping; spray knife with no-stick cooking spray.

- To prevent hands from getting too sugary, shape dough into enough balls to fill one cookie sheet, then roll balls in orange sugar.