FROSTED CRANBERRY RECIPES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• In a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugars.
• Add milk, egg, and orange juice; mix well.
• Combine the flour, baking powder, salt, and soda; add to the creamed mixture and mix well.
• Stir in cranberries and nuts with spoon.
• Drop onto cookie sheet and bake at 350 degrees for 13-15 minutes.
• Cool.
• For frosting, heat the butter in a saucepan over low heat until golden brown, about 5 minutes.
• Cool for 2 minutes, transfer to a small mixing bowl.
• Add sugar and vanilla.
• Beat in water one tablespoon at a time until you get a frosting density that can easily go onto cookies.
• Frost the drop cookies.

Steps:

• Drain pineapple, reserving juice in a 1 cup measure; set pineapple aside. To the juice, add enough water to measure 1 cup. Transfer to a small saucepan; add the unflavored gelatin and let stand for 1 minute. Bring to a boil. Add cherry gelatin; stir until dissolved. Stir in ginger ale. Pour into a bowl. Refrigerate for 30 minutes or until partially set., Whisk in the pineapple and cranberry sauce. Transfer to an 11x7-in. dish coated with cooking spray. Refrigerate until set., In a large bowl, beat cream cheese until smooth. In a small bowl, beat whipped topping mix, milk and vanilla on low speed until blended. Beat on high for 4 minutes or until thickened. Add to cream cheese; beat until blended. Spread over gelatin. Refrigerate overnight. Cut into squares; garnish each with a pecan half and cranberry.