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Cranberry Drop Cookies Recipe


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Ingredients
  • 1 lg Egg; beaten lightly
  • 3 tb Unsalted butter; softened
  • 1/2 ts Baking powder
  • 1/4 c Dried cranberries
  • 6 tb Allpurpose flour
  • 2 tb Cornstarch
  • 1/3 c Sugar
  • 1 pn Salt
  • 1/4 ts Vanilla
  • 2 tb Milk
  • 1 pn Freshly grated nutmeg
  • 1/4 ts Cinnamon

Directions
  • Step #1 FOR FROSTING--- 1/4 c Cream cheese; softened (2 -oz) 1 tb Unsalted butter; softened 2 ts Pure maple syrup or honey preheat your trusty oven to 350 degrees & line 6 1/2c muffin tins with paper liners.
  • Step #2 In a small heatproof bowl cover cranberries with boiling water and soak 5 mins.
  • Step #3 While cranberries are soaking, cinnamon, cornstarch, baking powder, nutmeg, into a bowl sift together flour, & a pinch salt.
  • Step #4 In another bowl with an electric mixer beat together butter & sugar until light & fluffy & beat in egg, 1 tbsp at a time, beating well after each addition.
  • Step #5 Beat in vanilla.
  • Step #6 stir in the flour mixture & milk alternately in several batches, beginning & ending with flour & stirring until smooth after each addition.
  • Step #7 Drain cranberries & pat dry.
  • Step #8 Chop cranberries fine & stir in theto batter.
  • Step #9 Divide batter among muffin tins & bake in middle of oven until a tester comes out clean, about 20 mins.
  • Step #10 Making frosting while ccakes are baking: In a bowl beat together frosting ingredients until smooth & chill.
  • Step #11 Turn ccakes onto a rack & cool 10 mins.
  • Step #12 Spread ccakes with frosting.
  • Step #13 Yield: 6 ccakes.
  • Enjoy the Cranberry Drop Cookies recipe

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