The first new recipe of the Christmas season to kick off my Christmas Cookies Sampler Box.
Yield/Serving: 18 cookies
Prep Time: 15 min.
Cook Time: 9 min.
Difficulty level is: Easy
Ingredients
Cookies
⦁ 3/4 cups unsalted butter, at room temperature
⦁ 1/2 cup granulated sugar
⦁ 1/2 cup golden brown sugar
⦁ 1 egg
⦁ 1 tsp vanilla extract
⦁ 1 tsp citrus extract
⦁ 2 tbsp orange juice
⦁ 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
⦁ 1/2 tsp baking soda
⦁ 1/4 tsp baking powder
⦁ 1/2 tsp sea salt
⦁ 1 cup dried cranberries
⦁ 1/2 cup praline pecans, optional
Glaze
⦁ 1/2 cup confectioners’ sugar
⦁ 1 tbsp orange juice
⦁ 1 tsp citrus extract
Assembly
Cookies
- Preheat over to 350°F.
- Line cookie sheets with parchment paper.
- Using an electric mixer with the paddle attachment cream butter and sugars until smooth.
- Add egg, vanilla and citrus extract until well incorporated.
- Add in orange juice.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, baking powder, sea salt and combine in two portions.
- Stir in cranberries and praline pecans.
- Drop cookies leaving one and a half inch space between each and bake for 9 minutes or until just golden brown.
- Let cool on baking sheet for 10 minutes and then move to cooling rack to cool.
- Continue baking until all cookies baked.
Glaze - In a small bowl combine confectioners’ sugar, orange juice and extract until smooth.
- Drizzle over cooled cookies and let firm up.
Please Enjoy
My thoughts
These were the most amazing cookies and the were a real hit. I found these to be slightly too sweet for me; but that is the usual for me. I did reduce the sugar in three different areas of this cookies to just bring the sugar level down so I can also enjoy them.
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