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Cranberry Lemon Cookies
Cranberry Lemon Cookies combine chopped fresh cranberries in a lemon-infused cookie that is topped with a sweet lemon glaze. The cranberry and citrusy flavors are bright and so delicious.
Ingredients
1 cup chopped fresh or frozen cranberries
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon table salt
1 tablespoon cornstarch
3/4 cup granulated sugar
1 tablespoon fresh lemon zest
14 tablespoons (1 3/4 sticks) unsalted butter, softened to room temperature
1 large egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
For the Glaze
1 cup confectioner’s/powdered sugar
1 to 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1 teaspoon lemon zest
Instructions
- Chop the cranberries into small pieces by hand or with a food processor. If using a food processor, just pulse a few times to chop the cranberries into coarse pieces.
- Whisk together flour, baking powder, salt, and cornstarch.
- Combine sugar and lemon zest in a mixing bowl. Rub the zest and sugar together with your fingers so the sugar becomes infused with the lemon.
- Add butter to the mixing bowl of sugar and mix again until light and fluffy.
- Add egg and vanilla to the mixing bowl and mix again.
- On low speed, add dry ingredients to the mixing bowl and mix just until blended.
- Add chopped cranberries to the cookie dough and fold in with a spatula.
- Chill cookie dough in the refrigerator for 30-45 minutes.
- While the cookie dough chills, preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line cookie sheets with parchment paper.
- Scoop dough onto cookie sheets leaving about 2-inches between each portion.
- Flatten the top of each scoop slightly with a flat-bottomed glass.
- Bake for approximately 15 minutes or until lightly golden brown around the edges.
- Cool cookies on the baking sheet for five minutes, then carefully transfer to a cooling rack to finish cooling.
- Place a clean sheet of parchment paper under the cooling rack.
- Whisk together lemon juice and powdered sugar (adding more juice or sugar) to achieve a smooth glaze.
- Drizzle the glaze over each cookie with the whisk.
- Allow the glaze to set before serving.
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