My Cranberry Orange Snowballs are an elegant cookie to add to your baking list.

This past week I began my holiday cookie baking and decided that I needed to try these cranberries in a cookie. Cranberry Orange Snowballs were perfect and all of my taste testers loved them,

Frozen cranberries are perfect to use in homemade cookies.  They are a beautiful, vibrant color and taste as good as they look.

For this cookie, I used Mexican Wedding Cookies as my inspiration.

INGREDIENTS:

• 2 cups all purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1 cup chopped pecans
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1/4 cup confectioner sugar
• 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup frozen cranberries, finely chopped
• 2 Tablespoons orange zest & 1 Tablespoon for garnish
• 1 cup confectioner sugar for rolling cookies

Preheat  oven to 350 degrees F. Line baking sheets with parchment paper or silpat mat.

Sift flour into a medium size mixing bowl. Whisk in the cinnamon, salt, and pecans. Set aside.

In a large mixing bowl, using an electric mixer, beat the butter until creamy. Add the sugar, confectioner sugar, and vanilla and beat until well combined.

Gradually add the flour mixture in 3 parts, beating only until combined, after each addition. Stir in the cranberries and 2 Tablespoons of orange zest until well combined. LOVE the color this added to the cookie dough.

Using a small scoop,  shape into 1-inch dough balls and press down slightly. Bake about 10 minutes, or until the bottoms are light golden brown. Allow to set on cookie sheet about 4-5 minutes then transfer to a wire cooling rack for 5 minutes.

Cool for about 8 minutes then roll in confectioner sugar.

Cool another 15 minutes, then roll in the confectioner sugar again.

Place on serving platter and zest with remaining orange.

Print Pin

CRANBERRY ORANGE SNOWBALLS

        A delicious holiday cookie starting with a snowball recipe and upgraded with frozen  cranberries and orange zest.

Course Cookies

Cuisine American

Keyword Cranberry Snowball Cookies, Snowball Cookies, Mexican Wedding Cookies

Prep Time 40 minutes minutes

Cook Time 10 minutes minutes

Total Time 50 minutes minutes

Servings 48

Calories 140kcal

Author pamelashank2015

Ingredients

• 2 cups all purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1 cup chopped pecans
• 1 cup butter softened
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1/4 cup confectioner sugar
• 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup frozen cranberries finely chopped
• 2 Tablespoons orange zest & 1 Tablespoon for garnish
• 1 cup confectioner sugar for rolling cookies

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line baking sheets with parchment paper or silpat mat.
• Sift flour into a medium size mixing bowl. Stir in the cinnamon, salt, and pecans. Set aside.
• In a large mixing bowl, using an electric mixer, beat the butter until creamy. Add the sugar, confectioner sugar, and vanilla and beat until well combined.
• Gradually add the flour mixture in 3 parts, beating only until combined, after each addition. Stir in the cranberries and 2 Tablespoons of orange zest until well combined.
• Using a small scoop or teaspoon, shape into a I-inch ball and then flatten slightly in hands. Place on baking sheet.
• Bake about 10 minutes or until bottoms are light golden brown. Allow to set on cookie sheet about 4-5 minutes then transfer to a wire cooling rack for 5 minutes.
• Place remaining 1 cup of confectioner sugar in a small bowl. Roll each cookie in the bowl and return to cooling rack. When cookies are completely cool, roll each in the confectioner sugar again.
• Transfer to a serving tray and garnish with remaining orange zest.
• Makes 4 dozen.

Notes

NUTRITIONAL DISCLAIMER. Calorie count provided is an estimate and will vary based on cooking methods and brands of ingredients used.