cranberry orange meltaways

mt juliet, TN
Updated on Jan 22, 2012

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

prep time 25 Min
cook time 15 Min
method ---
yield 6 serving(s)

Ingredients

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

How To Make cranberry orange meltaways

  • Step 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.
  • Step 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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