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Cranberry cookies make great Christmas cookies, but are also a great way to use up leftover fresh cranberries after the holidays. These are my favorite cranberry nut swirl cookies - they're well worth freezing cranberries so you can make them any time during the year!
These are great make-ahead cookies! You can freeze the rolled log indefinitely, then slice and bake the cookies whenever you like! Then as scooch would say, you're only 12 minutes away from fresh hot cookies!
Fun bonus note: these cookies won a cooking contest when I was 8 years old. I made them with my grandma and my little brother, and we were pleasantly shocked to win first prize! They've been a family favorite ever since.
Sneaky Valentine's Day mod: pinch the cylinder of dough on one side, and poke it in on the other before freezing it to make a heart-shaped cross-section. Delicious, and arguably romantic. ;)
These are great make-ahead cookies! You can freeze the rolled log indefinitely, then slice and bake the cookies whenever you like! Then as scooch would say, you're only 12 minutes away from fresh hot cookies!
Fun bonus note: these cookies won a cooking contest when I was 8 years old. I made them with my grandma and my little brother, and we were pleasantly shocked to win first prize! They've been a family favorite ever since.
Sneaky Valentine's Day mod: pinch the cylinder of dough on one side, and poke it in on the other before freezing it to make a heart-shaped cross-section. Delicious, and arguably romantic. ;)
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Dough:
1 stick unsalted butter
1/2 cup sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 1/2 cup flour
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
Sugary goo:
5 Tablespoons brown sugar
1 tablespoon milk (or cream)
Filling:
1/2 cup ground cranberries
1/2 cup chopped nuts (pecans, walnuts, hazelnuts, etc)
1 Tablespoon grated orange peel
1 stick unsalted butter
1/2 cup sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 1/2 cup flour
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
Sugary goo:
5 Tablespoons brown sugar
1 tablespoon milk (or cream)
Filling:
1/2 cup ground cranberries
1/2 cup chopped nuts (pecans, walnuts, hazelnuts, etc)
1 Tablespoon grated orange peel
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I made a sticky paste with sugar, milk, cocoa powder and a little nutella, and sprinkled walnuts and chocolate chips on it.
It was okay-ish, but after being about 8 minutes in the oven, the chocolate would bubble up and spill onto the surrounding bits.
Do you have any ideas what might be done to make a chocolatey versoin of this cookie? :)
~8 tablespoons
~4 oz
~125 grams
And arku, let me know if you try them.
Couldn't help but comment, I saw the picture and was instantly nostalgi-lized.
Everyone should try these out, if you don't like or can't get cranberries, experiment with other fruit.
There's nothing like the smell of fresh cookies. They're the best ever.
I did try them heart-shaped as you suggested, and turned them into valentines for friends. Here's what I came up with: craftastica.blogspot.com
Let me know if you try them.
Hm, I should probably point this feature out in the Instructable. Off to edit...
Nice to see Eric hasn't changed his hair too...
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