Holidays are coming.. Are you looking forward to them, as much as I do? I love holidays, it‘s the time for families to be together, the time of peace and serenity. Holiday cookies are on the menu these days, so after currently most popular recipe on our blog 🙂 – Holiday Maraschino Cherry Shortbread Cookies I`ve decides to make this delicious Cranberry Frosted Soft Sugar Cookies recipe.
Cranberry Frosted Soft Sugar Cookies
There is a special atmosphere in my home; everyone is having a great time, especially kids. Were you good this year? Santa is preparing presents and you can prepare delicious cookies for your family. Let that be one of the Christmas presents.
They are perfectly soft, they melt in your mouth and they are covered with sugar frosting and cranberries. Yummy that sounds delicious. I am sure your family will love this present. Combination of sweet cookies and sour cranberries is just perfect.
Cranberry Frosted Soft Sugar Cookies
My family love these cookies, that‘s why they are on our Christmas menu every year. It has become a tradition, because good things should not be changed. These cookies are delicious, unbelievably soft and they smell fantastic… I wish you all happy holidays. Enjoy. Give love. Be loved.
Cranberry Frosted Soft Sugar Cookies
Cranberry Frosted Soft Sugar Cookies
These cookies are delicious, unbelievably soft and they smell fantastic. Combination of sweet cookies and sour cranberries is just perfect
Ingredients
- COOKIES:
- 1 egg
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 5 tbsp unsalted butter softened
- 1/2 cup greek yogurt
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cup flour
- 1/4 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp baking soda
- pinch of salt
- FROSTING:
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 3 tbsp whipping cream
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/3 cup dried cranberries, chopped
Instructions
- COOKIES - Combine flour, salt, baking powder and baking soda in a medium sized dish. Set aside.
- Put butter and sugar in a large dish. Mix it with electric mixer on lower speed for about a minute.
- Add an egg and mix some more, until well combined.
- Add Greek yogurt and vanilla and mix until it becomes creamy.
- Combine it well with dry ingredients. Leave it for 1h to rest.
- Preheat oven to 375°F. Line baking pan with parchment paper. Put pieces of dough in the pan, using spoon and arrange them to leave 1 to 2 inches of space between them. Bake for 8-10 min, until the edges become brown. Let them cool on wire rack.
- FROSTING - Combine powdered sugar, whipping cream and vanilla extract in a medium sized dish. Mix well until the mixture becomes smooth.
- Put frosting on top of completely cool cookies by spreading ½ a spoon of frosting on ½ of a cookie.
- Decorate with chopped cranberries right away, while frosting is still soft.
Notes
Serve fresh or keep at a room temperature for a couple of days.
Cranberry Frosted Soft Sugar Cookies
Jane Porterfield
Monday 12th of December 2016
These sound awesome. I love cranberries with anything sweet I make my own cranberry sauce for Christmas as well.
In the recipe, for the frosting, it says to: Combine butter, powdered sugar, whipping cream and vanilla extract in a medium sized dish. Mix well until the mixture becomes smooth. There is no butter listed in the recipe for use in the frosting, just the unsalted butter in the cookies...
Dragana
Monday 12th of December 2016
Thank you for your observation and compliments, Jane :-) Butter is only the part of cookies.. Best, Dragana.