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Cranberry Crisps
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Sliced Cranberry Cookies

A great way to use up leftover fresh cranberries.
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword Crisps, Fresh Cranberries
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Freezing and Cooling 2 hours 30 minutes
Total Time 3 hours 50 minutes
Servings 28
Cost 5

Ingredients

  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 cup granulated sugar 200 grams
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla
  • ¼ teaspoon orange zest can use a little more if desired
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour 130 grams
  • cup unsalted butter melted 80 grams
  • teaspoon salt reduce to ⅛ if using salted butter
  • 1 ¼ cups fresh cranberries
  • ½ cup chopped toasted pecans

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350°F. Line two 8x4 inch loaf pans with parchment paper or foil. Grease the parchment or foil.
  • Beat eggs in a medium mixing bowl until thick. Gradually add sugar, beating for another 2 minutes or so or until pale and slightly thicker. With the mixer going, drizzle in the melted butter, then add the salt. Using lowest speed of mixer (or by hand), add flour and stir until blended. Fold in the cranberries and toasted pecans.
  • Divide the batter between the two loaf pans and smooth the top.
  • Bake for 40 to 45 minutes or until loaves are golden brown on the top.
  • Let cool for about 20 minutes, then remove from loaf pans and transfer to a freezer. Freeze until very firm. This should take about 2 hours. If you plan on doing the next step the next day, then wrap the loaves tightly before cooling.
  • For the second bake, preheat the oven 300 degrees F. Have ready a large baking sheet lined with parchment.
  • Using a serrated knife, saw the loaves into slices a little less than half inch thick and arrange on the baking sheet. No need to space. Bake at 300 degrees F for about 25 minutes. After 25 minutes the edges will be browner and they will appear more baked, but the crisps will still be soft. Turn off oven and let sit in the warm oven for another 20 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool completely.