White Chocolate Brownies

Taken from The Cookie & Biscuit Bible

• 6 tbsp unsalted butter, diced
• 14 oz white chocolate chips
• 3 eggs
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 3/4 cup cranberries
• grated rind of 1 lemon
• 1 tbsp lemon juice
• 1 3/4 cups flour

1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
   
2. Put the butter and 11 oz of the chocolate chips into a bowl and melt in the microwave for approx 1 minute or until smooth, stir immediately to blend the chocolate and butter.
3. Beat in the eggs, sugar, cranberries, lemon rind and juice, flour and remaining chocolate chips.
4. Pour the mixture into an 8 x 11 baking tin and bake for 20 minutes or until slightly risen and golden. Leave to cool in tin and cut into small squares.
   

Caroline's Cranberry Oat Concoction

This is one of my original recipes.

Ingredients
1 cup butter, softened
1 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup white sugar
2 eggs
1 tbsp vanilla extract
1/4 cup honey
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1 1/2 cups flour
2 1/2 cups oats
1 cup cranberries
1 cup chopped walnuts

Directions
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Cream the butter and sugar until well mixed and then beat in the eggs one at a time. Add the vanilla and honey and blend well. Stir in the baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, and flour. Then add the oats, cranberries and chopped walnuts and mix well with a spatula. Drop by spoonfuls onto greased baking sheets and bake for about 10-12 minutes or until golden brown. Allow to cool for about 10 minutes and then transfer to wire wracks to cool.

Chocolate Cranberry Orange Cookies

This recipe is a combination of my own and Betty Crocker's. I took her recipe and changed the regular cranberries she called for in hers to chocolate covered cranberries.

Cookies
1	cup granulated sugar
1/2	cup packed brown sugar
1	cup butter or margarine, softened
1	teaspoon grated orange peel
2	tablespoons orange juice
1	egg
2 1/2	cups all-purpose flour
1/2	teaspoon baking soda
1/2	teaspoon salt
2	cups chocolate covered cranberries, chopped
Frosting
1 1/2	cups powdered sugar
1/2	teaspoon grated orange peel
2	to 3 tablespoons orange juice

1.	Heat oven to 375°F. Spray cookie sheet with cooking spray.
2.	In large bowl, beat granulated sugar, brown sugar, butter, 1 teaspoon orange peel, 2 tablespoons orange juice and the egg with electric mixer on medium speed, or mix with spoon. Stir in flour, baking soda and salt. Stir in cranberries and nuts. Drop dough by rounded tablespoonfuls about 2 inches apart onto cookie sheet.
3.	Bake 12 to 14 minutes or until edges and bottoms of cookies are light golden brown. Remove from cookie sheet to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
4.	In small bowl, stir all frosting ingredients until smooth and spreadable. Frost cookies.