Cranberry Kitchen Cookies
A quick entry -- I'm leaving for Boston in an hour! But these cookies are so good, I have to share the recipe with you! This is another one from allrecipes.com, of course!
Cranberry Kitchen Cookies
"Makes a great, light, cake-like cookie. I use the food processor to chop the cranberries (life is just too short!)."
Prep Time: approx. 25 Minutes. Cook Time: approx. 10 Minutes. Ready in: approx. 45 Minutes. Makes 12 dozen (144 servings). from Allrecipes, Submitted by Cheryl Gross.
1/2 cup butter
1 cup white sugar
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 cup milk
2 tablespoons orange juice
1 egg
3 cups sifted all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup chopped walnuts
2 1/2 cups fresh cranberries, roughly chopped
Directions
1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets.
2. In a large bowl, cream together butter, white sugar and brown sugar. Beat in the milk, orange juice and egg. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; stir into the creamed mixture. Stir in chopped walnuts and cranberries. Drop by teaspoonfuls onto the prepared cookie sheets.
3. Bake for 10 to 15 minutes in the preheated oven, or until edges are golden. Let cookies cool on the cookie sheet for 2 minutes before removing to wire racks to cool completely.
Since I have a major aversion to walnuts, I used some extra cranberries -- and I didn't chop them at all (life is too short!)! I dropped the dough by tablespoonfuls, so it only made 4 dozen. Life is too short to scoop 144 cookies in one evening! They're soft, sweet, and tart. They were a huge hit with my parents. Hopefully Kevin will like them just as much!
