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So pretty aren’t they? :) These lovely cookies are easy to make and taste great. Just the right amount of sweetness! I did substitute almonds for the pecans as that’s what I had on hand, and I added a little almond extract to the filling. I was a bit short on filling, so some of the dough is plain, but the cookies are still wonderful, perfect with a cup of tea or coffee!
I found this recipe in this massive book called 400 Sensational Cookies
I’ll give you the correct recipe below and just jot my notes and adjustments under the step by step photos. Hope you make them, they are wonderful!
Cranberry Orange Spirals
from 400 Sensational Cookies
Cookies:
2 1/3 cups all purpose flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
3/4 cup unsalted butter, softened
1 cup granulated sugar
1 egg
2 tsp grated orange zest
1 tsp vanilla extract
Filling:
2/3 cup finely chopped dried cranberries
1/2 cup finely chopped pecans
1/2 cup orange marmalade
(Amanda’s Note: I used the right amount of cranberries but only 1/3 cup of finely chopped almonds and 1/3 cup orange marmalade as that’s all I had left. I also added 1/2 teaspoon almond extract to the filling ingredients. Because I was short, I had to adjust how much of the dough received filling. No matter, even the unfilled cookies were great.)
Cookies:
In a bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder and salt until well combined. Set aside.
In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes (mixer at medium speed). Add egg and beat well. Beat in orange zest and vanilla. Scrape down sides of bowl. On low speed or with wooden spoon, gradually add flour mixture, beating until just blended.
Shape the dough into a flat rectangle. Tightly wrap in plastic wrap and chill for at least one hour.
Using confectioner’s sugar or flour, lightly dust a piece of parchment paper and rolling pin. Unwrap chilled dough and place on parchment, roll into a 12×9 inch rectangle of uniform thickness.
Filling:
In a bowl, combine the cranberries, pecans and orange marmalade until well blended. Spread cranberry mixture evenly over dough to within 1/2 inch of edges. Starting with long edge, tightly roll up dough jelly-roll style to form a log. Tightly wrap in parchment paper and chill for at least 3 hours or overnight.
Baking:
Preheat oven to 375 F and line cookie sheets with parchment paper. Unwrap the chilled dough log and using a sharp knife, cut into 1/4 inch slices. Place on prepared cookie sheets about 2 inches apart. Bake one sheet at a time in preheated oven for 8 to 11 minutes or until edges start to turn lightly golden (mine were 9 minutes). Immediately slide parchment paper onto a cooling rack. Cool the cookies for 5 minutes before removing from the parchment and placing directly on cooling rack.
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These look amazing, Amanda. The cranberry is a great filling and makes the cookie even prettier.
I love fancy looking cookies, particularly if they are easy to make. Would like to try these.
Great looking recipe. Thanks for the extra tips too!
Those cookies look wonderful and very festive for Thanksgiving!
I was just looking at this recipe in a new cookie book my husband got me, I was thinking they looked delish and now I can see that they do…Great Job Amanda!
These cook delicious ~ cranberry and orange are so good together and it is so pretty spiraled in a cookie. Will give these a try. Thanks for posting, Amanda!
They are a good looking cookie! Very pretty!
~ingrid
These look great! Do you think fresh cranberries would work in this recipe?
These cookies look devine – yum!!!
Amanda, those are beautiful!!! Well done!
Thanks everyone!
Nanny, I don't think so. I think that if you used fresh cranberries, the baking would create too much juice and it would ruin the cookie. I thought about it myself because of my freezer stock pile of cranberries I hoarded this year LOL
These pinwheels look brilliant. That's a very comprehensive photo guide how to make them too. Thank you!
che belle queste girelle!! davvero sfiziose!! ciao!
Gorgeous cookies! I love them! Happy Thanksgiving my friend!
I made these today and they taste super yummy and made the house smell great (I was also making my Cranberry Zinfandel sauce in the slow cooker so double yummy smells!) Thanks for the great recipe!
I think these would look great in a holiday cookie gift box!
These look amazing!! Happy Thanksgiving to you!!
I'm adding these to my cookie list for Christmas. They look and sound wonderful…impressive too!
These look very pretty! They would be neat on lollipop sticks as cookie pops!
I so love these festive spiral cookies! They look georgously delicious!!
orange and cranberry go so well together! these cookies are so pretty
I'm new to your blog and I'm enjoying it tremendously. I've added it to my blog roll and passed it along to my friends. I'm definitely going to make to spiral cookies. Thanks!!
Maryse
Such a pretty cookie! I love the rolling tip!
Very pretty & I bet the combo was tasty!
These cookies look so delicious! Thanks for sharing!
I made very similar (maybe even the same) cookies last year, and they were absolutely delicious. I think I got my recipe out of a magazine, though – Kraft Food & Family, maybe.
Thank you everyone!
I finally made them and they were fabulous. making them again to give as Christmas presents.
So yummy!
Excellent! So glad you enjoyed them!
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