Cranberry Orange Delights

Since my quest to become the "best baker in the house" is relying on others recipes, I decided that the family recipes were taking a back burner when it came to Christmas cookies this year!

I found this recipe at Fake Ginger, which was going to be tested since my ability to handle citrus since my gall bladder left for a better land was an issue. Cranberries though, I can eat them but I am in the minority in the home. The best part about these is that they were to be soft... remain a soft cookie... and when they decided to get alittle hard, I popped them in the microwave for 20 seconds and BAM! back to soft again! ... no one said that bread in the container would ALWAYS WORK!!!!

I rather enjoyed them, and I think the rolling in the orange sugar was the best  ever!  I might just sugar some fresh cranberries the same way!

Cranberry Orange Cookies

 Cranberry Orange Cookies
3/4 cup butter, softened
1 cup sugar
1 egg
2 cups flour
1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 cup dried cranberries, finely chopped
1 tablespoon orange zest
1/2 cup sugar
1 tablespoon orange zest
Preheat oven to 350.
Using an electric mixer, mix butter and 1 cup sugar until light and fluffy. Add egg.
In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking powder, and baking soda. Add to butter mixture and mix until just combined. Fold in cranberries and 1 tablespoon orange zest. Chill dough while you make orange sugar.
Combine 1/2 cup sugar and 1 tablespoon orange zest. Use your fingers to rub the 2 together until everything is combined and mixture is fragrant.
Shape dough into 1 inch balls and roll in orange sugar. Place on baking sheet and flatten slightly.
Bake 10 – 13 minutes or until lightly golden. Cool on wire racks.