- 1 cup [200 g] sugar
- 1/2 cup [125 mL] well-packed brown sugar
- 1 cup [225 g] margarine or butter, softened
- 1 teaspoon [5 mL] orange rind
- 2 tablespoons [30 mL] orange juice
- 1 egg
- 2 1/2 cups [350 g] flour
- 1/2 teaspoon [2.5 mL] baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon [2.5 mL] salt
- 2 cups [500 mL] freshly coarsely chopped cranberries
- 1/2 cup [125 mL] chopped nuts [optional]
Orange Glaze
- 1 1/2 cups [375 mL] icing sugar
- 3 tablespoons [45 mL] orange juice
- 1/2 teaspoon [2.5 mL] grated orange rind
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- Preheat oven to 375°F [190°C].
- Beat together sugar, brown sugar, margarine or butter, orange rind, orange juice and egg.
- Stir in flour, baking soda, salt, chopped cranberries and, if desired, nuts.
- Drop rounded spoonfuls mixture, about 2 inches [5 cm] apart, onto an ungreased cookie sheet.
- Bake into preheated oven for 12 to 14 minutes, until lightly browned.
- Transfer cookies onto a wire rack.
- Cool completely.
- Glaze each cookie with 1/2 teaspoon [2.5 mL] orange glaze.
Orange Glaze
- Mix together icing sugar, orange juice and orange rind.
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