Baking: Cakes, Cookies, Muffins: Orange Cranberry Cookies

A nice complement to a gift basket, these fruity cookies are a 14% calorie reduction from the traditional recipe.

Author: Merisant/Equal®
Date: December 16, 2008

Serves: 24 person(s)
Yield: 24 x cookies

Preparation Time: 20 mins
Cooking Time: 10 mins

Ingredients:

1/4 cup stick butter or margarine
1 egg
3 Tbsp orange juice concentrate, thawed
3/4 cup all-purpose flour, sifted
1/4 cup quick or old-fashioned oats, uncooked
1/3 cup Equal® Spoonful (or 8 packets Equal® Sweetener)
1/4 tsp baking soda
1/8 tsp cream of tartar
1 dash of salt
1 tsp grated orange peel
1/2 cup dried cranberries
1/2 cup chopped walnuts

Directions:

Preheat oven to 375°F.

Beat butter in medium bowl. Beat in egg and orange juice.

Mix combined flour, oats, Equal®, baking soda, cream of tartar, salt and orange peel into creamed mixture until blended. Stir in dried cranberries and chopped walnuts.

Drop by teaspoons onto ungreased baking sheet. Bake in preheated oven for 8 to 10 minutes or until bottoms are lightly browned. Remove from baking sheet and cool completely on wire rack.

Store in airtight container at room temperature.