Recipe Review: Cranberry Sugar Cookies (LO'L Holiday Cookies 2009)

[vabelle35]

I'm not really a semi-homemade kind of baker, but the flavor profile sounded good.

I used a fat free muffin mix by mistake. I didn't realize it until I started to make the recipe that it said fat free on the box. I didn't add extract at all because I thought almond would be too strong and boxed mixes tend to have vanilla in them already.

For the filling, I added some orange zest to give it some flavor.

These make a very soft cookie because of the muffin mix. But they are quite good.


Cranberry Sugar Cookies


Just seven ingredients make this delicious sandwich cookie simple to make.

Preparation time: 15 min Baking time: 8 min

Yield: 4 dozen sandwich cookies


Cookie Ingredients:

1 (15.6-ounce) package cranberry orange quick bread or muffin mix3/4 cup LAND O LAKES® Butter, softened1 teaspoon almond extract1/2
cup slivered almonds, finely chopped
Sugar

Filling Ingredients:

2 1/2 cups powdered sugar2 tablespoons LAND O LAKES® Butter, softened2 to 3 tablespoons LAND O LAKES® Traditional or Fat Free Half & Half

Heat oven to 350°F. Combine all cookie ingredients in large bowl. Beat at medium speed, scraping bowl often, until well mixed.

Shape dough into 3/4-inch balls. Place 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheets. Flatten balls to 1/8-inch thickness with bottom of glass dipped in sugar.

Bake for 8 to 11 minutes or until golden brown. Cool 2 minutes on cookie sheets; remove to wire cooling rack. Cool completely.

Meanwhile, combine powdered sugar, 2 tablespoons butter and enough half & half for desired spreading consistency in small bowl. Beat at medium speed until smooth. Spread bottom-side of 1 cookie with 1 teaspoon filling; top with another cookie, bottom-side down. Press down lightly. Repeat with remaining cookies and filling. .

Recipe Tip
Use a glass with a pretty patterned bottom to flatten the balls of dough.


Nutrition Facts (1 sandwich cookie): Calories: 100, Fat: 5g, Cholesterol: 10mg, Sodium: 110mg, Carbohydrates: 13g, Dietary Fiber: 0g, Protein: 1g