Cranberry Orange Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup vegan butter or vegetable shortening
- 2/3 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 2 orange, zested
- 2 teaspoons orange blossom water (or 1 teaspoon orange extract)
- 3 cups all-purpose flour (385g)
- 1 cup chopped dried cranberries
- Sugar, for garnish
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350˚F (180˚C).
- In a large bowl with an electric mixer, cream butter and sugar with orange zest until fluffy, about 2 minutes. Scrape sides as needed.
- Beat in the egg and orange blossom water.
- Gradually mix in the flour until incorporated.
- Roll dough into 1 inch balls and place on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
- Using the tines of a fork, make cross marks in the cookies to slightly flatten them (as pictured).
- Bake cookies for 15 minutes or until cookies are set on top and slightly golden on bottom.
- After about 5 minutes, transfer to cooling rack.
