1 c. flour
1 t. baking
powder
1/2 t. cinnamon
1/2 c. butter
1/2 c. sugar
1/3 c. brown sugar
1/2 t. lemon zest
1 egg
1 1/2 c. pecans
1 1/2 c. chopped fresh cranberries
Cream butter, sugars, and lemon peel. Beat in egg and vanilla.
Gradually
beat in flour, baking powder, and cinnamon. Stir in pecans and cranberries.
Drop by teaspoonfuls 2 inches apart on greased baking sheets.
Bake 10 to 12
minutes at 350, until golden. Let cool slightly before removing
to cooling racks.
Frost when cool.
Icing:
whisk together
1 c. confectioner's sugar,
2 T. milk
1/4 t. lemon zest.
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These freeze well, but if you ice them before you freeze them, unwrap
the cookies to thaw.
Otherwise just wait and frost them when they come out of the freezer.
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