Orange Cranberry Chocolate Chip Cookies are always a hit of the cookie swap. Chocolate chips, sweetly tart cranberries and orange are woven into a delicious cookie dough for a fun take on a classic cookie recipe.
When I first started on my culinary journey with the determination that I can and will learn to bake (other than my infamous Rum Soaked Chocolate Chip Cookies), I once decided that I would channel my inner Martha and go on a baking spree that made my friends happy and gave me some new recipes to play with.
During that inner Martha moment is when I discovered these Orange Cranberry Chocolate Chip Cookies. I make this recipe every year and it is the first to go from the cookie plate. Friends and family ask for this more than Bacon Bark and that amazes me because Bacon Bark is the bomb. If I could I would have sent Bacon Bark to everyone on my Cookie Swap List. However, since this is the Great Food Blogger Cookie Swap, I don’t think sending Bacon Bark fits the requirements.
This recipe is from one of the first blogs I ever discovered – Erin Cooks! So – when thinking of what to send to 3 amazing bloggers, I decided to go back to my roots – to a blog that showed me how awesome the food blogging community could be.
Now – here’s how The Great Food Blogger Cookie Swap works – every year we get to send a dozen of our favorite cookies to 3 other bloggers. And then we get 3 dozen different cookies from all over the country. And – added bonus – we’re raising money for Cookies for Kids’ Cancer – one of my favorite charities! Julie from The Little Kitchen and Lindsay of Love & Olive Oil run this amazing event every year and it’s something to look forward to.
I sent 3 dozen of my Orange Cranberry Chocolate Chip Cookies to Teri of The Freshman Cook, Ace of The Toasted Sprinkle and Susan of A Less Processed Life via Rudolph Express and, on my doorstep I found lovelies from Stacie of Divine Miss Mommy, Jessica of My Baking Heart and Renee of Tortillas and Honey.
So – this year’s Great Food Blogger Cookie Swap was a very tasty success – I discovered new blogs, new flavors and we banded together as a community to raise funds for a cause near and dear to many of us. That – my friends – is a sweet win win indeed!
On to the recipe:
Gather your ingredients
Let’s sift together the dry ingredients
Look at how beautiful this cookie dough is – studded with orange zest, cranberries and chocolate chips
Before and after baking
I suggest you make a double batch – you might not want to share these delicious nibbles
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