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Cranberry-Ginger Cookies Recipe | |
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Ingredients:
One and a half cup self-rising flour1/3 cup butter 2/3 cup sugar 1 egg 2 ounces dried cranberries 2 inch piece of ginger Confectioner's sugar (for dusting)
Directions:
Preheat oven at 375 degrees F. Bring butter to room temperature. Cream in sugar and butter in a mixing bowl. Add one beaten egg. Mix. Sift in the flour in batches till all is combined with the butter-egg mixture. Chop the cranberries and add to the bowl. Grate the ginger and add to the bowl. Mix quickly and lightly. Grease a cookie sheet. Place heaped teaspoonfuls of the cookie dough on the sheet, leaving suitable distance between each heap. Bake for 10 minutes.Remove from oven, cool slightly and then place in a plate. Dust with confectioners sugar. When cooled, store in an airtight container. Options: May add chopped almonds to the dough mix, and top with a whole or half almond on the cookie sheet.
These cookies look quite attractive and festive because of the red cranberries and the dusted sugar. Cookies look whitish. If a brown color is desired, then use brown sugar in the cookie dough.
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