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Close-up of round, golden 5-Ingredient Thanksgiving Dessert cookies studded with raisins on a cooling rack.

5-Ingredient Orange Cranberry Cookies

These easy 5-ingredient orange cranberry cookies are a simple and delicious Thanksgiving dessert. They are perfect for busy bakers and require minimal ingredients and experience.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Cooling Time 5 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Servings: 24 cookies
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Calories: 205
Ingredients Equipment Method Nutrition Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1 package Orange cake mix such as Duncan Hines Orange Supreme
  • 1 cup Sweetened dried cranberries or more to taste
  • ½ cup Vegetable oil
  • 2 large Eggs

Equipment

  • Baking sheet
  • Bowl
  • Wax paper

Method
 

  1. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  2. Mix the cake mix, dried cranberries, vegetable oil, and eggs in a bowl until the dough is smooth. Drop by the spoonful onto a baking sheet, using 1 to 2 tablespoons of batter per cookie.
  3. Bake in the preheated oven until cooked through, 6 to 10 minutes.
  4. Cool the cookies on the baking sheet for about 5 minutes, then transfer them to a sheet of waxed paper to cool completely.

Nutrition

Calories: 205kcalCarbohydrates: 28gProtein: 2gFat: 10g

Notes

These cookies will not brown like traditional cookies. Store them in an airtight container, placing wax paper between layers. If the cookies become too hard, add a piece of bread to the storage container to soften them.

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