Cran Orange Oatmeal Pecan Cookies Recipes

CRANBERRY ORANGE OATMEAL COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a large bowl, cream together the butter, brown sugar and white sugar until smooth. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the vanilla, orange zest and orange extract. Combine the flour, baking soda and cinnamon; stir into the butter mixture. Stir in the oats and cranberries. Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets.
• Bake for 10 to 12 minutes in the preheated oven, or until golden brown. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 2 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.

CRANBERRY PECAN OATMEAL COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy; beat in egg and vanilla. In another bowl, whisk together flour, cinnamon, salt, baking powder and baking soda; gradually beat into creamed mixture. Stir in remaining ingredients., Drop by tablespoonfuls 1 in. apart onto ungreased baking sheets. Bake until light golden brown, 12-15 minutes. Cool on pans 2 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool.

OATMEAL PECAN COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F; lightly grease a baking sheet.
• If using old fashioned oats pulse them in a food processor a few times.
• Combine the oats, nuts, cinnamon, baking powder, salt and orange zest (if using) in a food processor, blender or a medium bowl (if using an immersion blender). Pulse until the nuts are finely chopped and evenly distributed. **You should end up with a fine meal. This is taking the place of flour**.
• Beat the butter and sugars in a large bowl until smooth.
• Add the egg, scraping the bowl and beating until smooth.
• Stir in the vinegar and vanilla, then the oat mixture.
• Drop the dough by 1/2 tablespoonfuls onto prepared baking sheet. (They don't spread much).
• Bake cookies for 10-14 minutes until the edges are barely browned.
• Remove them from the oven and let them cool on baking sheet for about 5 minutes.
• Transfer to rack or paper bag to cool completely.
• **Mine turned out as small round puffy soft and slightly chewy cookies**.

CRAN-ORANGE OATMEAL COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg, orange zest and extract. , Combine the flour, baking powder and baking soda; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Stir in the oats, cranberries and coconut. Shape into 1-in. balls; place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. , Bake at 375° for 11-13 minutes or until bottoms are browned. Remove to wire racks. Store in airtight container.

CRANBERRY-ORANGE OATMEAL COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a large bowl, cream together the butter, brown sugar and white sugar until smooth. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the vanilla, orange zest and orange liquor. (NOTE: Use even more zest/liquor for a more intense orange flavor!).
• Combine the flour, baking soda and cinnamon; stir into the butter mixture.
• Stir in the oats and cranberries. NOTE: the batter will be very thick and might be difficult to stir, but do your best!
• Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets.
• Bake for 10 to 12 minutes in the preheated oven, or until golden brown. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 2 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.

CRAN-ORANGE COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg, orange juice and zest. Combine the flour, salt and baking soda; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Stir in cranberries and walnuts., Drop by tablespoonfuls 2 in. apart onto greased baking sheets. Bake at 375° for 12-14 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Remove to wire racks to cool., Combine icing ingredients; spread over cooled cookies.

ORANGE CRANBERRY OATMEAL COOKIES

Steps:

• In a bowl soak cranberries in warm water to cover 15 minutes. Drain cranberries well and chop fine.
• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• In bowl of a standing electric mixer beat cranberries, oats, and zest into basic dough until just combined well. Form dough into 1-inch balls and roll balls in sugar to coat. Arrange balls 2 inches apart on baking sheets and flatten to 2-inch rounds with bottom of a glass wrapped in wax paper to prevent sticking.
• Bake cookies in batches in middle of oven until pale golden, about 12 minutes, and cool on racks. Cookies may be stored between layers of wax paper in airtight containers up to 6 weeks frozen.

CRAZY YUMMY CRANBERRY PECAN COOKIES WITH ORANGE GLAZE

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Sift the flour, baking soda, and salt together in a bowl.
• In a large bowl, beat together the butter, white and brown sugars, and vanilla extract with an electric mixer until the mixture is creamy and well blended. Beat in eggs, one at a time, and then gradually beat in the flour just until the mixture makes a soft dough. Stir in the pecans, rolled oats, and cranberries, and drop by heaping spoonfuls onto ungreased baking sheets.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the cookies are set and the edges are slightly brown, 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.
• Place the confectioners' sugar and orange juice in a microwave-safe bowl, and stir to dissolve the sugar. Stir in the orange zest and butter, and microwave on medium power until the butter melts and the mixture is warm, about 30 seconds. Stir the warm glaze until smooth, and drizzle over cookies.