Cranberry Drops Recipes

CRANBERRY OATMEAL DROPS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets.
• Sift together the flour, baking powder, cinnamon and nutmeg, set aside. In a medium bowl, cream the butter and sugar. Stir in the egg, milk and orange zest. Add dry ingredients, mix until well blended. Then stir in the quick oats, cranberries and nuts.
• Drop dough by tablespoons onto the prepared cookie sheets about 2 inches apart. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes in the preheated oven, cookies should be lightly browned. Remove to cool on wire racks.
• In a small bowl, stir together the confectioners' sugar, orange zest and vanilla. Stir in the orange juice 1 tablespoon at a time until desired consistency is reached. Drizzle onto cooled cookies.

FROSTED CRANBERRY DROP COOKIES

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.

CRANBERRY-CASHEW DROP COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Stir in the chips, cashews and cranberries., Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls 2 in. apart onto ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 9-11 minutes or until golden brown. Remove to wire racks to cool.