Best 7 Cranberry Gingerdrop Cookies Recipes

CRANBERRY GINGER DROP COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F Lightly grease cookie sheets.
• Combine sugar, brown sugar and butter in large mixer bowl; beat on medium speed until well mixed. Add milk and egg; beat until smooth.
• Add flour, baking powder, ground ginger and baking soda; beat on low speed until well mixed. Gently stir in cranberries, pecans and crystallized ginger.
• Drop dough by rounded teaspoonfuls 2 inches apart onto greased cookie sheet. Bake for 9 to 12 minutes or until edges are light golden brown.
• Immediately remove from cookie sheet; cool on wire rack.
• Combine powdered sugar and enough milk for desired glaze consistency in small bowl; mix well. Spread glaze on cooled cookies.

GINGER DROP COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream shortening and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in molasses and eggs. Combine the dry ingredients; add to the creamed mixture alternately with water. Refrigerate for at least 8 hours. , Drop dough by tablespoonfuls 2 in. apart onto greased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 10-12 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove to wire racks to cool.

CRANBERRY GINGER DIAMONDS

Steps:

• In medium bowl, beat butter with electric mixer on medium speed until creamy. Gradually add powdered sugar, beating well. On low speed, beat in flour and salt until blended. Add crystallized ginger, cranberries and gingerroot; beat just until blended. Cover; refrigerate 1 hour.
• Heat oven to 325°F. Line cookie sheets with cooking parchment paper. On lightly floured surface, roll dough to 1/8-inch thickness. Cut with 2-inch diamond-shaped cookie cutter.
• On cookie sheets, place cutouts 1 inch apart. Sprinkle cookies with sparkling sugar; gently press sugar into dough.
• Bake 9 to 11 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Cool 5 minutes; remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks.

FROSTED CRANBERRY DROP COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• In a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugars.
• Add milk, egg, and orange juice; mix well.
• Combine the flour, baking powder, salt, and soda; add to the creamed mixture and mix well.
• Stir in cranberries and nuts with spoon.
• Drop onto cookie sheet and bake at 350 degrees for 13-15 minutes.
• Cool.
• For frosting, heat the butter in a saucepan over low heat until golden brown, about 5 minutes.
• Cool for 2 minutes, transfer to a small mixing bowl.
• Add sugar and vanilla.
• Beat in water one tablespoon at a time until you get a frosting density that can easily go onto cookies.
• Frost the drop cookies.

DICKIE'S CRANBERRY DROP COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375*F.
• Cream butter and sugars together.
• Beat in milk, orange juice and egg.
• Sift together flour, baking powder, salt and baking soda.
• Add flour mixture in batches to the batter blending well after each addition.
• Stir in chopped nuts and cranberries.
• Drop dough by teaspoonfuls on greased baking cookie sheets.
• Bake 10 to 15 minutes. Allow to cool completely before placing in storage tins. They become more moist over time.

CRANBERRY GINGER DROP COOKIES

Steps:

• 1. Heat oven to 375 degrees F, Lightly grease cookie sheets. Combine sugar, brown sugar and butter in large mixer bowl, beat on medium speed until well mixed. Add milk and egg, beat until smooth. Add flour, baking powder, ground ginger and baking soda: beat on low speed until well mixed. Gently stir in cranberries, pecans and crystallized ginger.
• 2. Drop dough by rounded teaspoonfuls 2 inches apart onto greased cookie sheet. Bake for 9-12 min. or until edges are light golden brown. Immediately remove from cookie sheet, cool on wire rack.
• 3. Combine powdered sugar and enough milk for desired glaze consistency in a small bowl, mix well spread or drizzle glaze on cooled cookies.

FROSTED CRANBERRY DROP COOKIES

Steps:

• In a bowl, cream butter and sugars. Add milk, egg and orange juice; mix well. Combine the flour, baking powder, salt and baking soda; add to the creamed mixture and mix well. Stir in cranberries and nuts. , Drop by tablespoonfuls 2 in. apart onto greased baking sheets. Bake at 350° until golden brown, 12-15 minutes. Cool on wire racks., For frosting, heat the butter in a saucepan over low heat until golden brown, about 5 minutes. Cool for 2 minutes; transfer to a small bowl. Add sugar and vanilla. Beat in water, 1 tablespoon at a time, until frosting reaches desired consistency. Frost the cookies.