Lemon Cranberry Cookies Recipes

OLD ENGLISH LEMON-CRANBERRY COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease 2 baking sheets.
• Mix the flour, sugar, baking soda, walnuts, and cloves together in a large mixing bowl. Beat the egg, applesauce, lemon juice, vanilla, cranberries, lemon zest, and butter together in a separate bowl with an electric hand mixer; pour into the flour mixture and mix well. Drop spoonfuls of the dough 2 inches apart onto the prepared baking sheets.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the edges are golden, about 10 minutes. Allow the cookies to cool on the baking sheet for 1 minute before removing to a wire rack to cool completely. Dust with the confectioners' sugar to serve.

LEMON CRANBERRY COOKIES RECIPE - (4.2/5)

Steps:

• In a medium sized bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, and salt in a bowl and set aside. In a large bowl, rub the lemon zest into the sugar until moist and fragrant. Add the butter to the lemon sugar and beat until light and fluffy - 3-5 minutes. Add the egg and vanilla, mixing until smooth. Add in the flour mixture, mixing until just incorporated. Fold in the cranberries by hand. Cover and chill for at least 30 minutes. Preheat the oven to 350. Gently form the dough into balls and bake for 13-15 minutes on parchment lined cookie sheets. Let the cookies cool slightly before moving them to a rack to cool completely. To make the glaze, mix the powdered sugar and lemon juice together, and drizzle over the fully-cooled cookies.

LEMON-CRANBERRY COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
• Mix together flour, baking soda, and salt in a bowl.
• Cream together butter and 1 cup white sugar in a large bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Add in egg yolks and mix until thoroughly combined. Mix in lemon zest, lemon juice, and vanilla extract until incorporated. Pour in half of the flour mixture and mix until just combined. Add in remaining flour mixture and mix until just combined (dough will be thick). Fold in cranberries.
• Place remaining 1/3 cup white sugar in a shallow bowl or pie pan. Roll dough into tablespoon-sized balls, and then roll in sugar to coat. Place dough balls 2 inches apart on the prepared baking sheets.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the tops begin to crackle and bottoms are just set, 10 to 12 minutes. Allow cookies to cool on the baking sheet for 5 to 7 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.

CRANBERRY LEMON BARS

Steps:

• For the cranberry-lemon juice: Cook the cranberries, lemon juice and sugar in a medium saucepan over medium to medium-low heat, stirring occasionally, until the cranberries soften and begin to burst, 10 to 12 minutes. Use an immersion blender to puree the mixture until smooth inside the saucepan. Cool while you make the crust.
• For the crust: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 9-by-13-inch baking dish with nonstick cooking spray and line with parchment paper, leaving at least 2 inches of excess on either side to help you unmold the bars later.
• Cream the butter, confectioners' sugar and vanilla in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, until light and fluffy, 4 to 5 minutes. Add the all-purpose flour, almond flour and salt and mix on low speed until the mixture comes together. Scrape the bowl well, then mix on low speed again.
• Crumble the crust into the prepared baking dish and carefully press into an even layer with your hands or the bottom of a measuring cup.
• Bake until lightly golden brown at the edges, 15 to 17 minutes. Cool completely.
• For the filling: Whisk the cooled cranberry-lemon juice mixture with the eggs, egg yolks and sea salt in a large bowl until well combined. Add the melted butter and whisk well to combine. Pour the filling into the cooled crust. Gently transfer to the oven and bake until the center of the custard sets, 24 to 28 minutes. Cool to room temperature, then chill for at least 2 hours before slicing and serving.

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 SANDWICHES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream the butter, shortening and sugars until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. Combine the flour, cream of tartar, lemon zest and salt; gradually add to the creamed mixture and mix well. Stir in cranberries. Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours or until easy to handle. , Roll into 1-in. balls. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Flatten with a glass dipped in sugar. Bake at 350° for 12-14 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Remove to wire racks to cool. , In a small bowl, combine the filling ingredients; beat until smooth. Spread on the bottoms of half of the cookies; top with remaining cookies.

LEMON-CURRANT COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Generously butter two baking sheets, or line them with parchment paper. Combine the butter and sugar in a mixing bowl; beat until light and fluffy. Beat in sour cream and egg.
• In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt. Gradually beat the dry ingredients into the butter mixture until they are well combined. Stir in currants and lemon zest.
• Drop heaping teaspoonfuls of dough about 1 1/2 inches apart onto prepared baking sheets. Bake until cookies are puffed and golden around the edges, about 20 minutes. Let cool 5 minutes on baking sheets before transferring cookies to wire racks to cool completely.

CRANBERRY LEMON COOKIES

Steps:

• Combine the cake mix with the cranberry sauce. If the batter seems too thick, add up to 4 TB of the applesauce.
• Drop by rounded spoonfuls onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Bake at 375 for 8-10 minutes, allowing less time for smaller cookies and more time for larger cookies.

CRANBERRY LEMON BARS

Steps:

• Start preparing the cranberry layer: Combine the cranberries, sugar and 3 tablespoons water in a medium saucepan. Zest 2 of the lemons directly into the saucepan; reserve the lemons. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally. Continue boiling, stirring occasionally, until the berries burst and the mixture is jammy, 7 to 9 minutes. Remove from the heat and reserve.
• Make the crust: Heat oven to 350 degrees. Line the bottom and sides of a 9-by-13-inch baking pan with one large sheet of heavy aluminum foil, making sure there are no gaps or holes, then generously coat with cooking spray.
• Whisk the flour, sugar and salt in a medium bowl. Whisk the vanilla into the butter, then pour over the flour mixture. Stir until the dough comes together in a mass. Press into an even layer in the prepared pan. Bake until golden brown around the edges and dry and golden on top, 17 to 20 minutes.
• While the crust bakes, begin preparing the lemon layer: Squeeze the juice from the 2 reserved zested lemons. You should have 1/2 cup. Squeeze the juice from another lemon, if needed.
• Whisk the sugar, flour and salt in a medium bowl. Add the eggs and whisk gently just until incorporated. Add the lemon juice and stir gently with the whisk just until smooth.
• Let the crust cool for 5 minutes, then spread the cranberry mixture evenly over the crust. Carefully and slowly pour the lemon mixture on top to create two distinct layers.
• Return the pan to the oven and bake until the filling is set, 18 to 22 minutes. Cool completely in the pan on a wire rack, then refrigerate until cold and firm, at least 2 hours. Using the foil, slide the bars out of the pan and onto a cutting board. Cut into 24 squares, wiping your knife between cuts for clean slices. If desired, sift confectioners' sugar over the tops just before serving.