Cranberry Cookies

Makes about 72

1/2 cup butter
1 cup granulated sugar
3/4 cup brown sugar, packed
1/4 cup milk
2 tablespoons orange juice or orange liqueur (such as Grand Marnier) or 1/2 teaspoon orange extract plus 1-1/2 tablespoon water
1 large egg
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup chopped walnuts or pecans
2-1/2 cups coarsely chopped frozen or fresh
cranberries, or dried cranberries

Preheat oven to 375 F. Grease baking sheets. Beat together butter and sugars until creamy. Stir in milk, orange juice and egg. Mix in dry ingredients. Stir in nuts and cranberries.
Drop dough by tablespoons about 2" apart on greased baking sheet. Bake 10-15 minutes. Allow to cool for 2 minutes on baking sheet, then remove to wire cooling racks to cool completely.

Reviews of Cranberry Cookies:

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  A cookie baker  Aug 17, 2010
Would make this again.
These turned out sooo great! I substituted egg whites to make it a little healthier. I also only had to cook them for 11 min- taking them out early kept them soft and chewy. five stars

  silvia in Laval, Quebec  Dec 22, 2009
Would make this again.
I made these cookies for Christmas...very good!.I replaced the walnuts with chocolate chips (allergies) and therefore reduced the sugar...Didn't need 3 cups of flour....I will definitely make these again...everyone loved them! five stars

  A cookie baker  Dec 19, 2009
Would make this again.
Delicious! Tangy with fresh cranberries but we confess we added chocolate chips to make them even tastier four stars

  A cookie baker  Dec 14, 2009
Would make this again.
big hit at cookie party1 recipe seems to call for a little too much flour. to make up, I added more OJ & liquor... worked out well as it added to the aroma and more flavor. I bet adding some orange zest would be a nice zing too! I'll try that next time! : ) five stars

  A cookie baker  Dec 14, 2009
Would make this again.
These were a big hit at my friend's Christmas cookie party! The recipe seems to call for a little too much flour so to make up for it, I added more OJ & orange liquor. In the end, the extra OJ worked out well as it added more aroma & nice flavor. I bet adding some orange zest would be a nice zing too! I'll try that next time! : ) five stars

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