Crazy Yummy Cranberry Pecan Cookies with Orange Glaze

Description

Cranberries, oats, pecans and orange glaze. So good!

Ingredients

  • 2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup butter
  • ¾ cup white sugar
  • ¾ cup brown sugar, packed
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 cup chopped pecans
  • 1 cup rolled oats
  • 1 cup sweetened dried cranberries (such as Ocean Spray® Craisins®)
  • 1 ½ cups confectioners’ sugar
  • ½ cup freshly squeezed orange juice
  • 1 orange, zested
  • 1 tablespoon butter

Instructions

  1. Preheat an oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Sift the flour
  2. baking soda
  3. and salt together in a bowl.
  4. In a large bowl
  5. beat together the butter
  6. white and brown sugars
  7. and vanilla extract with an electric mixer until the mixture is creamy and well blended. Beat in eggs
  8. one at a time
  9. and then gradually beat in the flour just until the mixture makes a soft dough. Stir in the pecans
  10. rolled oats
  11. and cranberries
  12. and drop by heaping spoonfuls onto ungreased baking sheets.
  13. Bake in the preheated oven until the cookies are set and the edges are slightly brown
  14. 10 to 12 minutes. Let the cookies cool for 1 minute on baking sheets before removing to wire racks to finish cooling. Glaze cookies while still a little warm.
  15. Place the confectioners’ sugar and orange juice in a microwave-safe bowl
  16. and stir to dissolve the sugar. Stir in the orange zest and butter
  17. and microwave on medium power until the butter melts and the mixture is warm
  18. about 30 seconds. Stir the warm glaze until smooth
  19. and drizzle over cookies.

Prep Time: 25 mins

Cook Time: 10 mins

Total Time: 50 mins

Servings: 48

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