Cranberry Sandwich Cookies Recipes

CRANBERRY ORANGE SANDWICH COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg, orange juice concentrate and orange zest. In another bowl, whisk flour, cornstarch, baking powder, baking soda and salt; gradually beat into creamed mixture. Stir in cranberries., Shape level tablespoons of dough into balls; place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Coat bottom of a glass with cooking spray, then dip in flour. Press cookies with bottom of glass to flatten, redipping in flour as needed. Bake 8-10 minutes or until edges are golden brown. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool completely., In a small bowl, beat butter, orange juice concentrate, orange zest and vanilla until light and fluffy. Gradually beat in confectioners' sugar. Spread filling on bottoms of half of the cookies; cover with remaining cookies., Freeze option: Freeze shaped balls of dough on baking sheets until firm. Transfer to resealable plastic freezer bags; return to freezer. Prepare, bake and fill cookies as directed.

CRANBERRY NUTELLA SANDWICH COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and confectioners' sugar on high speed until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in vanilla. In another bowl, whisk flour and salt; gradually beat into creamed mixture. Stir in cranberries. Divide dough in half. Shape each half into a disk. Wrap iand refrigerate 30 minutes or until firm enough to roll., Preheat oven to 325°. On a lightly floured surface, roll each portion of dough to 1/4-in. thickness. Cut with a floured 2-in. diamond-shaped cookie cutter. Place 2 in. apart on parchment paper-lined baking sheets. Brush with milk., Bake until edges begin to brown, 18-20 minutes. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool completely. Spread Nutella over bottoms of half of the cookies; top with remaining cookies. Store in an airtight container.

CRANBERRY LEMON SANDWICH COOKIES

Steps:

• FOR THE COOKIE: In a large mixing bowl, cream the butter, shortening & sugars until light & fluffy.
• Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition, then beat in the vanilla extract.
• In another bowl, combine the flour, cream of tartar, lemon zest & salt, then gradually add this to the creamed mixture & mix well.
• Stir in the cranberries, cover & refrigerate until easy to handle, about 2 hours.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Roll chilled dough into 1-inch balls & place them 2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheets, before flattening the balls with a glass dipped in sugar.
• Bake for 12-14 minutes or until edges are just lightly browned, then remove to wire racks to cool completely.
• FOR THE FILLING: In a small mixing bowl, combine the 4 filling ingredients, & beat until smooth.
• Spread filling on the bottoms of half of the cookies, then top that with another cookie to make a sandwich.

CRANBERRY-LEMON COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375˚ F. Whisk the flour, baking powder and salt in a medium bowl.
• Beat the butter and granulated sugar in a large bowl with a mixer on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Beat in the eggs and 1 tablespoon lemon zest. Beat in the flour mixture until completely combined, then fold in 1 1/2 cups chopped cranberries.
• Scoop the dough into golf ball-size balls and arrange about 2 inches apart on 2 unlined baking sheets. Gently press the remaining 1/2 cup chopped cranberries into the tops of each cookie. Bake until slightly golden around the edges, 15 to 17 minutes. Remove the cookies and transfer to a rack set over a baking sheet.
• Make the glaze: Put the confectioners' sugar in a medium bowl. Whisk in the lemon juice and remaining 1 tablespoon lemon zest until smooth. Drizzle on the cookies and let set.

CHOCOLATE CHERRY SANDWICH COOKIES

Steps:

• Soft Chocolate Cookies: ---------------------------------- Preheat oven to 350*F. Line two cookie sheets with parchment paper, silicone baking mats or non stick foil. Using a stand mixer, cream together butter and both sugars. Mix in egg and vanilla and mix until smooth and creamy. Add salt, baking soda and cocoa powder, mix until combined. Add flour and mix until dough comes together. Using a small cookie scoop, scoop balls of dough onto cookie sheets. If you don't own a cookie scoop, scoop approximately 1 Tablespoon sized balls onto cookie sheet. You should get about 40 cookies, making a total of 20 sandwiches. Bake for 5-6 minutes. These cookies are dark so you wont be able to "see when they start to darken". Do a test batch (3 cookies) to determine if 5 minutes is long enough or if 6 is needed {each oven will be different}. You'd rather have underdone cookies than overdone hard crunchy cookies - promise! Once done, let cool 2 minutes before transferring to a wire cooling rack. Once they are completely cool, you can fill them. ---------------------------------- Cherry Cream Filling: ---------------------------------- In a large mixing bowl beat the butter until smooth. Add 1 cup powdered sugar and mix well. Add cherry juice and mix. Add last 1 cup of powdered sugar and mix well. Add vanilla and beat until combined. With spatula, fold in the cherries and add more powdered sugar or cherry juice as needed to reach desired frosting consistency and flavor. {Should be thick} Place a spoon full of frosting on bottom of 1 cookie. Place bottom of a second cookie on top of frosting to create a sandwich. Do this for all cookies. Eat immediately or store in an air tight container up to 5 days.

PISTACHIO-SHORTBREAD SANDWICH COOKIES

Steps:

• In a food processor, process butter, confectioners' sugar, and salt until smooth. Add flour and pulse until a dough forms. Stir in pistachios. Shape dough into two 8-inch-long logs, tightly wrap in plastic, and freeze until firm, 30 minutes (or up to 1 month).
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees, with racks in upper and lower thirds. Cut dough into 1/4-inch slices and transfer to parchment-lined baking sheets. Bake until cookies are set and barely golden at edges, 10 to 15 minutes, rotating sheets halfway through. Let cool completely on sheets on wire racks.
• Spread 1/2 teaspoon jam on bottoms of half the cookies, then sandwich with remaining cookies. Store in airtight containers, up to 1 week.