Cranberry Orange Cookies

By RuthLouise

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp grated orange zest
• 2 Tbsp orange juice
• 2 1/2 cups flour
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 2 cups chopped cranberries
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
• ICING
• 1/2 tsp grated orange zest
• 3 Tbsp orange juice
• 1 1/2 cups confectioners sugar

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven 375 degrees

Cream butter and sugars until smooth.

Beat in egg until blended.

Mix in 1 tsp orange zest and 2 Tbsp orange juice.

Combine flour, baking sode and salt and stir into orange mixture.

Mix in cranberries and walnuts until evenly distributed.

Drop dough by teaspoons onto ungreased cookie sheets 2 inches apart.

Bake 12-14 minutes and cool on racks

Make icing and spread evenly on top