Cranberry Drop Cookie Recipe

Cranberry Drop Cookie Recipe Description

Cranberries are a seasonal fruit. They are used largely during the holiday season, from Thanksgiving through to Christmas. Cranberries are in everything, including drinks, cookies, cakes, and much, much more. You will find this Cranberry Drop cookie recipe is a very special treat. This recipe produces soft, moist cookies. Making cranberry drop cookies is easy, too.

Yield: 3 1/2 dozen cookies

Did You Know? Cranberries are served at over 94% of Thanksgiving dinners. On this day, 770 million pounds of cranberries are consumed.

Cranberry Drop Cookie Recipe Ingredients

1/4 cup margarine

1 1/2 cups flour

3/4 cup light brown sugar, firmly packed

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1/4 teaspoon salt

3 tablespoons milk

3/4 cup chopped cranberries

1 egg

1 1/2 teaspoons grated orange peel

How to Make Cranberry Drop Cookies

Preheat the oven to 375 ° F.
Grease two large cookie sheets.
Cream margarine and sugar in a large mixing bowl with a mixer at medium speed.
Beat in milk, egg, vanilla, and orange peel.
Combine dry ingredients in a large bowl.
Gradually mix dry ingredients into the creamed mixture.
Carefully fold in cranberries. Do not use a mixer for this step.
Drop cookie batter, by the rounded teaspoonful, onto the cookie sheets.
Space cookies about two inches apart.
Bake for 10 to 12 minutes.

Money Saving Tip

Excess moisture is the main reason berries of all kinds go bad quickly. At the grocery store, always check for freshness. Flip over the container the berries are in. If they don’t stick to the bottom of the container, they are fresh and will last longer.

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