Description
Crisp, buttery cookies infused with bright orange flavor and chewy dried cranberries, perfect for a snack or holiday tray.
Ingredients
Scale
- 60 g caster sugar
- 1 orange (zest)
- 125 g unsalted butter (room temperature)
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 180 g plain flour (all-purpose)
- 75 g dried cranberries (finely chopped)
- 120 g powdered icing sugar (confectioners’ sugar)
- 30 ml orange juice
- 1 tsp unsalted butter (melted)
Instructions
- Rub sugar and orange zest together to release the natural oils and intensify the flavor.
- Cream together the butter, orange sugar, and vanilla extract.
- Add flour and cranberries, then mix on low speed until combined.
- Form a dough, roll it out to a ½ cm thickness, and refrigerate if too soft.
- Cut out cookie shapes, chill for 30 mins to set before baking.
- Bake at 170°C (335°F) for 12-15 minutes until golden.
- Mix icing sugar, orange juice, and melted butter for glaze.
- Dip cooled cookies in the glaze and let set before serving.
Notes
Zest the orange before juicing for best flavor. If dough dries out while re-rolling, add a couple of drops of water.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 100mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 20g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 30mg