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cranberry orange meltaways

(3 ratings)
Recipe by
Caryn Crowston
mt juliet, TN

These are my most favorite Christmas cookie. I bake these every year and sometimes I even share them.

(3 ratings)
yield 6 serving(s)
prep time 25 Min
cook time 15 Min

Ingredients For cranberry orange meltaways

  • 1/2 c
    sugar
  • 1/2 c
    powdered sugar
  • 1/2 c
    butter
  • 1/2 c
    vegetable oil
  • 2 tsp
    grated orange peel
  • 1 tsp
    vanilla
  • 1
    egg
  • 2 c
    all purpose flour
  • 1/2 tsp
    baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp
    cream of tarter
  • 1/4 tsp
    salt
  • 1/2 tsp
    nutmeg
  • 1/2 c
    chopped frozen cranberries

How To Make cranberry orange meltaways

  • 1
    Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large bowl, combine both sugars , butter and oil; blend well. Add orange peel vanilla and egg and blend well. Add all dry ingredients and mix well. Stir in cranberries.
  • 2
    Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheets. Bake at 350 degrees for 10-15 minutes or until the bottoms are light golden brown. Cool 1 minute then remove from cookie sheet. Then cool 15 minutes more and coat with powered sugar.

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