Orange Cranberry Cookies

We made these this year for Christmas, and they were perfect for a family tradition. In fact, I’m pretty sure that making cookies every year will become a forever tradition in our house. Plus, we like to make simple and easy recipes so that the kids can help. These cranberry orange cookies are just perfect for us.

Ingredients

• 1 Cup Bisquick

• 1 small Pkg Instant Pudding Mix (For these you can use whatever you wish, but vanilla works best)

• ¼ Cup Oil we used vegetable oil.

• ½ Cup peans, walnuts, or nuts of your choice optional.

• 1 tsp Vanilla

• 1 Egg

• ¼ cup nuts your choice.

• 1 Orange (zest and juice)

• 1/2 cup dried cranberries.

Instructions

• Mix all the ingredients in a bowl.

• Zest about half the orange, cut in half, and squeeze the juice in the bowl with the rest of the mixture. Careful of the seeds.

• Form into small balls and spread out onto a cookies sheet about 1 in apart.

• Place into a 375 °F oven for 12-15 minutes.

*The batter will be really really gooey, so the best was to portion them out is using a cookie scoop. We added a little extra flour to the cookies scoop to keep it from sticking. Don’t think you messed up; you’re on the right track. They have almost a cake like texture.

Orange Cranberry Cookies

These are a nice start if you are looking to add something else to you Christmas baking. They're also so simple that even the kids can help.

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Prep Time 15 minutes mins

Cook Time 15 minutes mins

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Equipment

• 1 Zester
• 1 Mixing Bowl

Ingredients

  

• 1 Cup Bisquick
• 1 Box Instant Pudding Mix (small box) Vanilla works best, but you can experiment if you want.
• ¼ Cup Oil
• ½ Cup Pecans or nut of your choice.
• 1 tsp Vanilla

Instructions

 

• Mix all the ingredients in a large bowl.
• Zest about half the orange with the ingredients, then cut it in half and squeeze in some of the juice to the bowl.
• Form into small balls and spread out onto a cookies sheet about 1 in apart.
• Place into a 375 °F oven for 12-15 minutes.

Notes

This is for smaller batch, but we doubled the recipe to make more.  Also, a hand or a stand mixed works best when mixing. 

Keyword Cookies, Dessert

These are excellent to make for a Christmas cookie and are so easy that the kids can do it. Plus, you can also pack them up and give them out a gift. You can also try Bluebird Cookies, Fall Fork Cookies, or a Pineapple Cake. All of these would be great to take to you Thanksgiving or Christmas get-togethers. Also, be sure to get you a good set of cookie scoops, and a good zester. These are both great to have during this season. You can also check out My Fall Baking Essentials for other things that I use.