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Cranberry-Orange Drop Cookies

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Recipe information

  • Yield

    Makes about 48 Servings

Ingredients

2

cups (packed) dried sweetened cranberries (about 10 ounces)

1

/3 cup orange juice

2

cups all purpose flour

1

teaspoon ground cinnamon

1

teaspoon baking powder

3

/4 teaspoon ground ginger

1

/4 teaspoon baking soda

1

/4 teaspoon salt

1

cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature

1

cup (packed) golden brown sugar

1

large egg

1

tablespoon minced peeled fresh ginger

2

teaspoons vanilla extract

1

1/2 teaspoons grated orange peel

3

/4 cup chopped walnuts

3

/4 cup chopped unsalted natural pistachios

1

/2 cup coasrsely chopped fresh or frozen cranberries

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Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Butter 3 baking sheets. Combine dried sweetened cranberries and orange juice in small bowl. Let stand until dried cranberries soften slightly, stirring occasionally, about 30 minutes.

    Step 2

    Whisk all purpose flour, ground cinnamon, baking powder, ground ginger, baking soda, and salt in medium bowl until just blended.

    Step 3

    Position rack in center of oven and preheat to 350°F. Using electric mixer, beat room-temperature butter and golden brown sugar in large bowl until smooth. Add 1 egg, minced ginger, vanilla extract, and grated orange peel and beat until well blended, about 2 minutes. Beat in flour-spice mixture. Stir in chopped walnuts, chopped pistachios, coarsely chopped fresh or frozen cranberries, and dried cranberries with any juices that have accumulated.

    Step 4

    Drop cookie dough by rounded tablespoonfuls onto prepared baking sheets, spacing tablespoonfuls about 1 1/2 inches apart. Bake cookies, 1 baking sheet at a time, until golden and almost firm to touch in center, about 18 minutes. Cool cookies on baking sheets 5 minutes. Transfer to racks; cool cookies completely. DO AHEAD Cookies can be made 2 days ahead. Store cookies in airtight container at room temperature.