Cranberry Orange Swirl Cookies

• Vegetarian

• Produce

  • 1 cup Cranberries
  • 2 tbsp Orange peel

• Refrigerated

  • 2 Eggs, whole

• Baking & Spices

  • 1/2 tsp Baking powder
  • 3 cups Flour
  • 1/4 tsp Salt
  • 1 3/4 cup Sugar
  • 1/2 tsp Vanilla

• Dairy

  • 1 cup Butter

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Description

Directions

• In a mixing bowl add butter and sugar and mix until fluffy.
• Mix in vanilla, eggs, and orange peel.
• Add flour, salt and baking powder. Mix.
• When dough is well mixed, remove from bowl and form into two discs. 
• Wrap each disc in plastic wrap and refrigerate for one hour. 
• In a food processor add cranberries, sugar and orange peel. Process until finely chopped. 
• Working with one disc of dough at a time, roll out dough on a lightly floured surface into a 10 x 14 rectangle. 
• Add half the filling mixture on top of the dough leaving a 1/2 border.
• Carefully roll dough into a log.
• Place log on a piece of plastic wrap wrap tightly. Place log on a baking sheet. 
• Repeat with remaining dough and filling. 
• Refrigerate for 2 hours.
• Remove logs from refrigerator and remove plastic wrap. 
• Slice dough into 1/4 slices and place 2 apart on an ungreased baking sheet.
• Bake in a 375 degree preheated oven for 10-12 minutes. 
• Remove from baking sheet and cool on a baking rack. 

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