Recipe: Frosted Cranberry Orange Drops with Orange Frosting (cookies)

FROSTED CRANBERRY ORANGE DROPS

2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup butter, softened*
1/2 cup sour cream
1/4 cup honey
2 large eggs
2 teaspoons freshly grated orange peel
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup sweetened dried cranberries
Orange Frosting (recipe follows)

Heat oven to 350 degrees F.

Combine all cookie ingredients except cranberries in large bowl. Beat at medium speed, scraping bowl often, until smooth.

Stir in cranberries by hand. Drop dough by rounded teaspoonfuls 1-inch apart onto lightly greased cookie sheets.

Bake for 7 to 9 minutes or until edges just begin to brown. Remove from cookie sheets; cool completely. Frost cooled cookies.

ORANGE FROSTING

1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
1 tablespoon butter, softened*
1 to 3 tablespoons orange juice

Combine powdered sugar and butter in small bowl. Beat at low speed until well mixed. Beat in enough orange juice for desired spreading consistency.

Makes 4 1/2 dozen cookies
Source: Land O Lakes