Best Christmas Cranberry Orange Cookies Recipe
Christmas Cranberry Orange Cookies are soft, chewy cookies that combine tart cranberries with bright orange flavors. Finished with a simple orange glaze, they’re festive for holiday cookie trays but easy enough for everyday baking.
- Prep Time: 15–25 minutes
- Cook Time: 8–10 minutes
- Total Time: 25–35 minutes
- Yield: About 24 cookies
- Category: Cookies
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
1 cup butter, softened
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 egg
2 tablespoons orange juice
1 teaspoon orange zest
2 1/2 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
2 cups dried cranberries
1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
3 tablespoons orange juice
1/2 teaspoon orange zest
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C).
- Cream butter, sugar, and brown sugar until light and fluffy.
- Beat in egg, orange juice, and orange zest.
- Whisk flour, salt, and baking soda in a separate bowl; gradually add to wet mixture.
- Fold in dried cranberries.
- Drop tablespoonfuls of dough onto prepared cookie sheets.
- Bake 8–10 minutes until edges are lightly golden. Cool 2 minutes on sheets, then transfer to racks.
- For glaze, mix powdered sugar, orange juice, and zest until smooth. Drizzle over cooled cookies.
- Let glaze harden before serving or storing.
Notes
Swap cranberries with dried cherries or apricots.
Add white chocolate chips for extra sweetness.
Use lemon zest for a citrus twist.
Roll in coarse sugar before baking for sparkle.
Make sandwich cookies with cream cheese filling.
Store in airtight container at room temperature up to 5 days.
Refrigerate up to 1 week (layer with wax paper).
Freeze baked cookies for up to 3 months; freeze dough balls up to 3 months (bake from frozen with 1–2 extra minutes).
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 16g
- Sodium: 80mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 22g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 20mg
