Bells & Holly Lattice Cookies: Cranberry, Chocolate, Orange, & Ginger

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/2 cup sugar, grandulated
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon orange extract
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1 cup dried cranberries
• 3/4 cup chocolate chips
• 4 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 2 cups powdered sugar
• 2 teaspoons orange extract
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375°f.
• 2 combine sugar and butter until smooth. add egg and orange and beat until smooth.
• 3 separately combine: flour, baking soda, and ginger. mix into sugar mixture in small portions.
• 4 mix in cranberries and chocolate chips.
• 5 drop spoonful of batter onto baking sheet. bake for 8 to 10 minutes. let cookies cool for atleast 5 minutes.
• 6 icing: combine cream cheese, powdered sugar, vanilla and orange extract with a electrical mixer. transfer to a pastry bag or ziplock bag. cut tip of bag with scissor by 1/2 millimeter. pipe lattice pattern onto cookies.