A simple cranberry drop cookie with nuts or chips of your choice.
Ingredients
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, or white or dark chocolate chips, or a mixture of any or all of them to equal 1 cup
2-1/2 cups coarsely chopped frozen or fresh cranberries, or dried cranberries
Directions
- 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/or chips 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.