Sparkling Sugarplum Cranberry Cookies
Sparkling Sugarplum Cranberry Cookies a chewy cranberry orange cookie made from fresh cranberries and oranges.
Servings 24 cookies
Calories 143kcal
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups frozen cranberries
- 1 teaspoon orange zest
- ¼ cup orange juice divided
- ⅔ cup unsalted butter
- ⅔ cup granulated sugar
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder aluminum free
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup Craisins dried cranberries
Instructions
- Measure frozen cranberries and allow to defrost at room temperature for several hours or overnight, refrigerated, until soft and juicy. The longer you can allow the berries to thaw and release their juices, the better. Alternately speed up the process by heating cranberries slightly either over a low stovetop or short intervals in the microwave.1 ½ cups frozen cranberries
- Add thawed cranberries and all their juices to a food processor or high powered blender with 2 tablespoons orange juice and orange zest and blend smooth. Measure ⅔ cup cranberry orange mixture, adding additional orange juice if necessary to fill.¼ cup orange juice, 1 teaspoon orange zest
- Using a stand mixer or electric hand mixer whip room temperature butter and sugar until light and fluffy.⅔ cup unsalted butter, ⅔ cup granulated sugar
- Add cranberry orange mixture to whipped butter and continue whipping forcefully on high speed until cranberry orange mixture is fully emulsified and incorporated.
- Combine flour, baking powder and salt. Reduce speed to low and gently stir dry ingredients into the emulsified cranberry butter mixture, being careful not to over mix. Once combined stir dried cranberries into the dough.2 cups all purpose flour, 1 teaspoon baking powder, ¼ teaspoon salt, ½ cup Craisins
- Cover cookie dough tightly with plastic wrap and chill stiff and no longer slack, at least 30 min.
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit and prepare several parchment lined baking sheets.
- Scoop cookie dough into small balls using a cookie scoop or spoon. And roll in granulated sugar, or sparkling sugar, until fully covered. Place on parchment lined baking sheet.
- Bake until lightly golden around the edges but not yet brown about 8-10 minutes.
- Remove cookies from oven and cool slightly before transferring to wire racks to finish cooling.
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Nutrition
Calories: 143kcal | Carbohydrates: 24g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 14mg | Sodium: 26mg | Potassium: 43mg | Fiber: 0.5g | Sugar: 14g | Vitamin A: 168IU | Vitamin C: 8mg | Calcium: 13mg | Iron: 1mg
