Best Frosted Cranberry Drop Cookies Recipes
FROSTED CRANBERRY DROP COOKIES
I started making these treats after tasting a batch my friend whipped up. I immediately requested the drop cookie recipe and have been baking them by the dozens ever since. The icing is an ideal complement to the tart berries in the cookies. -Shirley Kidd, New London, Minnesota
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 40m
Yield about 5 dozen.
Number Of Ingredients 17
Steps:
- In a bowl, cream butter and sugars. Add milk, egg and orange juice; mix well. Combine the flour, baking powder, salt and baking soda; add to the creamed mixture and mix well. Stir in cranberries and nuts. , Drop by tablespoonfuls 2 in. apart onto greased baking sheets. Bake at 350° until golden brown, 12-15 minutes. Cool on wire racks., For frosting, heat the butter in a saucepan over low heat until golden brown, about 5 minutes. Cool for 2 minutes; transfer to a small bowl. Add sugar and vanilla. Beat in water, 1 tablespoon at a time, until frosting reaches desired consistency. Frost the cookies.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 102 calories, Fat 4g fat (2g saturated fat), Cholesterol 10mg cholesterol, Sodium 56mg sodium, Carbohydrate 16g carbohydrate (10g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 1g protein.
FROSTED CRANBERRY DROP COOKIES
Make and share this Frosted Cranberry Drop Cookies recipe from Food.com.
Provided by WiGal
Categories Drop Cookies
Time 2h5m
Yield 50 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- In a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugars.
- Add milk, egg, and orange juice; mix well.
- Combine the flour, baking powder, salt, and soda; add to the creamed mixture and mix well.
- Stir in cranberries and nuts with spoon.
- Drop onto cookie sheet and bake at 350 degrees for 13-15 minutes.
- Cool.
- For frosting, heat the butter in a saucepan over low heat until golden brown, about 5 minutes.
- Cool for 2 minutes, transfer to a small mixing bowl.
- Add sugar and vanilla.
- Beat in water one tablespoon at a time until you get a frosting density that can easily go onto cookies.
- Frost the drop cookies.
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