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Cranberry and Ginger Cookies

Serves: 42 cookies

Cranberry and ginger are perfect partners, and these biscuits are just right for an afternoon pick-me-up.

Ingredients

For the cookies

  • 6oz/175g sugar  
  • 3oz/75g brown sugar  
  • 4oz/100g butter or margarine, softened  
  • 75ml milk  
  • 1 large egg   10oz/275g plain flour  
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder  
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger  
  • 1/4 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda  
  • 170g pack of Ocean Spray Craisins, sweetened dried cranberries 
  • 3oz/75g chopped pecans  
  • 2oz/50g finely chopped crystallised ginger    

For the glaze  

  • 12oz/350g powdered sugar  
  • 1 to 2 tablespoons milk    

Preparation & Cooking

  1. Preheat oven to 190°C/375°F.
  2. Lightly grease baking sheets.
  3. Combine sugar, brown sugar and butter in a large mixing bowl and beat until well mixed.
  4. Add milk and egg and beat until smooth.  
  5. Add flour, baking powder, ground ginger and bicarbonate of soda and beat until well mixed.
  6. Gently stir in the cranberries, pecans and crystallised ginger. Drop dough in rounded teaspoonfuls, 2 inches apart, onto greased baking sheets.  
  7. Bake for 9 to 12 minutes or until the edges of the cookies are light golden brown.
  8. Immediately remove from cookie sheet and cool on a wire rack.
  9. In a small bowl combine powdered sugar and enough milk for desired glaze consistency and mix well.
  10. Drizzle glaze over cooled cookies

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