Well, I’ve finally tired of trying to reinvent the wheel…. sort of. I thought, this time, instead of trying to create my own cookie recipe from scratch, I’d try and adapt a recipe already floating around the Internet.

I found a good one! Not to sure the kids will like this, but they are really yummy for us grown-ups. After all, we need our kiddie-treats too, right?

So this recipe for Orange Cranberry Cinnamon Cookies With Macadamia Nuts was adapted from AllRecipes.com. Hope you enjoy them…  I sure did.

Orange Cranberry Cinnamon Cookies With Macadamia Nuts

Ingredients – Dough
1 cup butter (softened)
1 cup white sugar
1/4 cup molasses
1 egg
Zest of one large orange
1 tsp. orange extract
2 1/2 cups white whole wheat flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
1 cup dried cranberries
1 cup macadamia nuts (coarsely chopped)

Ingredients – Glaze
1 cup powdered sugar
Orange zest (optional)
1/2 tsp. orange extract
1/4 tsp. cinnamon
Milk (About 1 tbsp. Enough to make the glaze “drizzly”. Adjust to your liking.)

Directions

Step 1 – Cream your butter and add the sugar and molasses. Blend.

Step 2 – Add your egg. Blend.

Step 3 – Add your orange extract and orange zest. Blend.

Step 4 – Make sure you have a shifty looking little helper with a crooked hat on waiting in the wings. The cookies will tasted better. I swear.

Step 5 – Mix flour, baking powder, cinnamon,  and salt in a separate bowl. Mix well.

Step 6 – Add your wet mixture to your dry mixture and knead until well blended.

Step 7 – Add your cranberries and macadamia nuts. Mix again until you have a nice ball of dough.

Step 8 – ( I used a size 70 dough scoop for this) Roll small balls of dough between your hands and flatten to about 1/4 inch thickness. Place on a parchment lined cookie sheet and bake until just golden brown.

Step 9  – Mix all glaze ingredients in a bowl and drizzle over cookies. Allow time to dry.

Happy Baking!

Photo Copyright & Recipe: National Cookie Network

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