Fresh Cranberry Orange Cookies
Ingredients:
1 1/2 c. all-purpose flour
1/4 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 c. unsalted butter, softened
1/4 c. brown sugar, packed
1 c. granulated sugar
1 egg yolk
1 tsp grated orange zest
juice of 1/2 orange
1 tsp vanilla
1 c. chopped fresh cranberries (I used a food processor and pulsed about 8-10 times)
Directions:
-Preheat oven to 375 degrees and line two baking sheets with parchment.
-In medium bowl combine flour, baking soda, salt, and whisk; set aside.
-In bowl of stand mixer, combine butter and sugars and beat until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes.
-Add yolk and beat until fully incorporated.
-Add orange juice, then zest and vanilla and beat until fully incorporated.
-Turn mixer to low speed, add flour mixture and beat until just incorporated.
-Remove bowl from mixer, stir in cranberries, and place 1 Tbsp rounds of dough onto cookie sheets.
-Place cookies in the oven and bake, switching baking sheet positions half way through baking time, for 12-14 minutes (they should not brown)
-Remove from oven and let cool on pans completely, about 10-15 minutes.
Makes about 18 very generous Tbsp-sized cookies
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39 comments:
"Freaking goodness" is right!! Those look marvelous.
ooh, perfect timing, i might have leftover cranberries soon... :)
I have a ton of cranberries left over from Thanksgiving, and you keep posting all of these great cranberry recipes! I can't possibly try them ALL!
Just add a little orange glazed, drizzled gently over the cookie and then we're talking heaven.
I saw a recipe similar to this last year (but with dried cranberries) and I never got a chance to make it. I must make these soon! Cranberry and orange is one of my favorite combos.
wow these really do look amazing!
looks sooooooooooooooooooo yummy
These sound so good!! And since there's cranberries and orange in them, it's practically health food, right? :)
Those look fabulous!
I agree. Total health food with all that fruit! These look fantastic!
Oh those sound so good. I've got some cranberries that need to be used up. I'm definitely giving them a try.
These look great, and I love your presentation!
Yum! And so pretty too.
Great !!! orange and cranberry are great together :)
Wow do they look good. I love cookies and have never used cranberries to make any. I will try this for the holidays! Thanks.
I love cranberry orange cookies! I will have to try these! Perfect for the holidays and really anytime:)
MMM cranberry orange anything makes me smile. These look great!
Those look super yummy!
These sound and look delicious!
Looks wonderful and I love that you used fresh cranberries as opposed to the usual dried!
These look delish and I love the presentation!
OMG...those look so good!!!
I loooove cranberry and orange! Want!
I just came home with fresh cranberries.... oh yeah. These look fabulous. I'm just a little confused on the method. Towards the end "-Add zest and vanilla and beat until fully incorporated.
-Turn mixer to low speed and beat until just incorporated." I'm assuming that means the dry ingredients - of course it does...what the hell am I thinking.
Hey there- What are the green sprigs on display with the cookies? Is is rosemary? (If it is rosemary- how do you keep yours so alive?)
Taryn - It is rosemary. And I keep it alive by not growing it myself (I have a black thumb). I bought it at the grocery store and had some leftover from our brunch last week. :)
Thanks for pointing that out, giz! Just fixed it! Hope that helps. :)
Can you use frozen cranberries? Would they pulse too liquidy? I'm hoping to add this to my Christmas platter! Yay :)
I made your cookies this morning. My first batch came out a little thinner than yours, so I put the batter in the refrig for about 30 minutes. The next ones were perfect. They are delicious. That orangey, fresh crahberry tanginess is terrific. jancd
Lisa....I used frozen cranberries and I think that they do come out to liquified.....my cookies were good, but they kinda fell flat when they cooled off. Did not look at as nice and puffy as Katie's.
Hi Katie, I made these cookies and the taste is phenomenal! Will definitely do again- however mine were very flat/thin almost, not puffy and a bit cakelike as yours appear- any suggestions? I'm a newbie baker, so thanks!
My cookies also came out flat. Very good taste though. I wonder if Katie chilled the dough overnight? Also, did you add the OJ Katie? I guess oranges can vary in size also, so some could get more juice. I'll try adding a bit more flour next time.
Thanks for the recipe!
Lorie - I would not use frozen as I fear they would incorporate too much moisture into the recipe.
As for the flat cookie problem, I would make sure you have a medium size orange and not a huge one and other than that I would defintiely check the expiration date on your levening agents. I've made this recipe a couple times and haven't had a problem but I will look into it. THanks.
My leaveners are not old and I used half a small orange. I do live at 6050 feet though. I think I will try eliminating the oj next time and just add the zest and see what happens, because I really like the taste and look of the cookies.
Katie- What brand flour do you use?
I just buy the 25lb bag at Sam's Club. I don't know what brand it is, but I've made with Safeway brand flour as well. Brand of flour should make no difference. But I don't know the differences in baking at high altitudes.
These look awesome. Is there ANYTHNIG better than cranberries and oranges mixed? YUM. Thanks for this recipe. I must make these but think mine need to have some walnuts added to them.
As others have stated similar results, I also had very flat cookies, so with the remaining dough I spread it into a greased 8 x 8 baking pan for bar cookies, they turned out great!
I also used frozen cranberries, and achieved the flattened cookie. Darn...I may have to try this again! And AGAIN! The flavor is tremendous, even if they look...better after being drizzled with dark chocolate!
I'm glad I read these comments as I am just going to get my package of cranberries out of the freezer. I will chop them and then let them sit on paper towels. Maybe some of the liquid will be absorbed. I added dried cranberries and orange zest to my pancakes this morning and it was delicious. Made me want cookies or cranberry/orange muffins.
Jerri
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