Galletas de Sabor Naranja con Arándano Rojo (Cranberry-Orange Drop Cookies)

 

adapted by Michael McCabe

Cranberry-Orange Drop Cookies

Yield: 48 cookies

 

Notes:

 

Colorful bits of cranberries, walnuts, and pistachios make these simple cookies sparkle for the holidays.

 

Cuisine: Spanish

 

Categories: Baked, Cookie

 

Source: December, 2002 issue of Bon Appetit

 

Copyright: 2008

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2 cups dried cranberries (packed) (about 10 ounces)

1/3 cup fresh orange juice

2 cups all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1 teaspoon baking powder

3/4 teaspoon ground ginger

1/4 teaspoon baking soda

1/4 teaspoon fine sea salt

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1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature

1 cup packed light brown sugar

1 large egg

1 tablespoon minced peeled fresh ginger

2 teaspoons vanilla

1 1/2 teaspoons grated orange peel

3/4 cup chopped walnuts

3/4 cup chopped unsalted pistachios

1/2 cup chopped fresh cranberries

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Hardware

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3 baking sheets

small bowl

whisk

medium bowl

electric mixer

large bowl

tablespoon measurer

cooling rack

airtight container

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     Butter 3 baking sheets. Combine dried sweetened cranberries and orange juice in small bowl. Let stand until dried cranberries soften slightly, stirring occasionally, about 30 minutes.

 

     Whisk all purpose flour, ground cinnamon, baking powder, ground ginger, baking soda, and salt in medium bowl until just blended.

 

     Position rack in center of oven and preheat to 350°F. Using electric mixer, beat room-temperature butter and golden brown sugar in large bowl until smooth. Add 1 egg, minced ginger, vanilla extract, and grated orange peel and beat until well blended, about 2 minutes. Beat in flour-spice mixture. Stir in chopped walnuts, chopped pistachios, coarsely chopped fresh or frozen cranberries, and dried cranberries with any juices that have accumulated.

 

     Drop cookie dough by rounded tablespoonfuls onto prepared baking sheets, spacing tablespoonfuls about 1 1/2 inches apart. Bake cookies, 1 baking sheet at a time, until golden and almost firm to touch in center, about 18 minutes. Cool cookies on baking sheets 5 minutes. Transfer to racks; cool cookies completely. (Cookies can be made 2 days ahead. Store cookies in airtight container at room temperature.)

 

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