Orange-Cranberry White Chocolate Chip Cookies

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Our family LOVES cookies.  Cookies never last long around here.  Cookies were the first thing my oldest learned how to bake, because he asked me to show him how.  I don't think I've ever made a cookie that no one liked. 

When I came across these orange-cranberry cookies, I stopped.  Orange/cranberry is one of my favorite flavor combinations.  I had never thought to put these flavors in a cookie.  I knew this was a must-try recipe and when my family found out I was making cookies....there was much joy in the house! :)

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Ingredients 
1 cup butter, softened
2/3 cup light brown sugar, packed
1/2 cup sugar
1 large egg
1 Tablespoon grated orange zest*
2-3 Tablespoons freshly squeezed orange juice*
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/3 cups white chocolate chips (I like Nestle Premier)
1 cup Craisins
Directions
Beat butter and sugars together until creamy. Add in the rest of the ingredients except the chips and Craisins. Mix well. Then, stir in chips and Craisins. Drop by Tablespoons onto ungreased cookie sheet and bake at 350 degrees F for 10-12 minutes. Makes about 4 dozen.

*I used the zest and juice from one medium orange.

Adapted from Served Up With Love

The Results...
A-Mazing!  The orange zest and fresh juice gave the cookie dough just the right amount of fresh orange flavor.  The tart Craisins and sweet white chocolate chips rounded out the rest of the flavors.  The only thing I will change for next time is slightly reduce the amount of white chocolate chips and increase the amount of Craisins.  I've already made those changes to the recipe.  

These will be perfect holiday cookies.  Orange and cranberry are flavors that I think of for Thanksgiving and Christmas.  Maybe Santa will be lucky this year and find these Orange-Cranberry White Chocolate Chip cookies waiting for him at our house with a big glass of milk!

Other cookies we love:
Maple Brown Sugar Granola Cookies
Iced Spiced Surprise Cookies
Cinnamon Roll Cookies
Heath Bits Peanut Butter Cookies
Oatmeal Cranberry White Chocolate Chunk Cookies

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