Spiced Cranberry Mexican Wedding Cookies Recipes

SPICY CRANBERRY MEXICAN CINNAMON SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat butter in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Add the onions, celery and carrots and cook until soft. Raise the heat to high and add the port, cook until dry. Add the spices, cranberry juice, and chicken stock. Strain the sauce and discard solids. Return to pan to heat, whisk in the cold butter, stir in cranberries, and heat through. Season with salt and pepper to taste.

SPICED CRANBERRY OATMEAL COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat the butter, brown sugar and sugar blend until well blended. Beat in the applesauce, egg and vanilla (mixture will appear curdled). Combine the oats, flour, cinnamon, baking powder, salt and nutmeg; gradually add to the butter mixture and mix well. Stir in the cranberries, chocolate chips and pecans. , Drop by tablespoonfuls 2 in. apart onto ungreased baking sheets; flatten slightly. Bake at 350° for 10-12 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Remove to wire racks.

SPICY MEXICAN HOT CHOCOLATE COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
• Beat 1 1/2 cups sugar, butter, vanilla extract, and salt together in a bowl until fluffy. Beat in eggs; add cream of tartar and baking soda. Beat in cocoa powder, 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon, and cayenne powder. Beat in flour. Stir chocolate chips into the dough.
• Mix remaining 1/4 cup sugar and 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon together in a bowl.
• Roll heaping tablespoons of dough into balls. Roll balls in the sugar-cinnamon mixture and place on the prepared baking sheets.
• Bake in the preheated oven until centers are set and edges crack slightly, about 10 minutes. Cool on baking sheets for 5 minutes.

CRANBERRY-FIVE SPICE COCKTAIL COOKIES

Steps:

• Toss 1 tablespoon sugar with frozen cranberries; set aside, stirring occasionally.
• In a small bowl, whisk together flour, Chinese 5-spice powder, and salt; set aside.
• In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat butter on low speed until smooth and creamy. Add remaining 1/4 cup sugar and beat until well combined, about 2 minutes. Add egg and continue to mix 1 minute more. Mixture may appear curdled, but it will even out once dry ingredients are added.
• With the mixer on low, add flour mixture; mix until just combined. Stir cranberries and spoon into dough; discard any liquid in bowl. Mix just to incorporate, or fold in using a spatula.
• Turn dough out onto work surface and gently shape into a ball. Divide dough in half and pat each half into a disk. Working with one disk at a time, place dough between two sheets of wax paper and roll dough between sheets until it is 1/4-inch-thick. Slide dough, still between paper, onto a cutting board and transfer to freezer. Freeze for at least 1 hour or wrap in plastic wrap and freeze up to 1 month. Repeat process with remaining disk of dough.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees with a rack set in center of oven. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a nonstick baking mat; set aside.
• Working with one piece of frozen dough at a time, cut out cookies using a 1 1/2-inch-round cookie cutter. Transfer to prepared baking sheet. Set aside scraps.
• Transfer baking sheet to oven and bake, until lightly golden around edges and cookies feel just firm to the touch, about 20 minutes. Transfer baking sheet to wire rack and let cool for 2 minutes. Remove cookies from baking sheet and transfer to wire rack to cool completely.
• Repeat process with remaining piece of frozen dough. Repeat rolling, freezing, and baking process with scraps from both dough halves.

CRANBERRY AND OATMEAL SPICE COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F Butter 2 baking sheets.
• Sift flour, cinnamon, baking soda, baking powder, salt, nutmeg and cloves in a small bowl to blend. Set aside,.
• Using electric mixer fitted with paddle attachment, beat butter and both sugars in a large bowl until blended and smooth, about 1 minute. Mix in egg and vanilla. Mix in flour mixture. Stir in oatmeal and cranberries.
• For each cookie, drop one tablespoon of dough onto sheet, spacing 2-inches apart. Bake until tops and bottoms are lightly golden, rotating baking sheets, front to back and top to bottom halfway through baking to ensure even browning, about 13-15 minutes. Cool cookies on baking sheets 5 minutes. Transfer to racks to cool completely.
• DO-AHEAD TIP: Cookies can be made up to 5 days ahead. Store airtight at room temperature.

MOLE NEW MEXICAN WEDDING COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Cream butter and 1/3 cup confectioners' sugar until light and fluffy; beat in vanilla. In another bowl, whisk together the next 6 ingredients. Gradually beat into creamed mixture. Fold in chocolate chips., Shape dough into 1-in. balls. Place 1 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake until bottoms are lightly browned, 12-15 minutes. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool 5 minutes. Roll in remaining confectioners' sugar. Cool completely.

PISTACHIO AND CHERRY MEXICAN WEDDING CAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter 3 heavy large baking sheets. Using electric mixer, beat 2 cups butter and 1 cup powdered sugar in large bowl until light and fluffy. Beat in vanilla and salt, then pistachios and cherries. Using spatula, stir in all flour (do not overmix dough).
• Shape dough by generous tablespoonfuls into football-shaped ovals. Place on prepared sheets, spacing 1 inch apart. Bake cookies, 1 sheet at a time, until bottoms just begin to color, about 16 minutes. Cool cookies on sheets 10 minutes before coating.
• Pour generous amount of powdered sugar into medium bowl. Working with 5 or 6 warm cookies at a time, add cookies to bowl of sugar; gently turn to coat thickly. Transfer cookies to sheet of waxed paper. Repeat to coat cookies with sugar again; cool completely. do ahead Can be made 4 days ahead. Store airtight at room temperature.

SPICED CRANBERRY HOT TODDY

Steps:

• In 1-quart saucepan, heat cranberry juice cocktail and sugar to boiling over medium-high heat. Add cinnamon stick, gingerroot, cloves and anise. Reduce heat to low; simmer uncovered 15 minutes.
• Into heatproof pitcher, strain mixture through fine-mesh strainer; discard spices. Stir rum and liqueur into pitcher. Pour cocktail into mugs. Garnish with cranberries, orange slices and additional cinnamon sticks and star anise.

SPICED CRANBERRY CHUTNEY

Steps:

• Bring cranberries, white sugar, brown sugar, water, cinnamon, ginger, cloves, and allspice to a boil over medium-high heat in a large saucepan; cook and stir for 20 minutes. Stir in apple; cook and stir until apple is tender and sauce is thick, about 5 minutes. Refrigerate until cold.