Cranberry Orange Softies

Ingredients:

1 stick (½ cup) unsalted butter, softened

1 cup granulated sugar

1 large egg, at room temperature

½ cup sour cream (could substitute plain/natural yogurt)

2 tsp baking powder

½ tsp baking soda

½ tsp freshly grated or ground nutmeg

½ tsp salt

¼ tsp vanilla extract

2 cups all-purpose flour

½ cup walnuts, finely chopped

½ cup dried cranberries

2 tbsp freshly grated orange peel

Orange icing ingredients:

3 tbsp unsalted butter, softened

Pinch of salt

2 tbsp fresh orange juice

½ tsp vanilla extract

1 ½ cups confectioner's sugar

1. Heat oven to 375'

2. Beat butter and sugar in a large bowl with mixer on high speed until pale and fluffy. On medium speed mix next 7 ingredients. Stir in flour, then nuts, then cranberries

and grated peel. Drop heaped teaspoons on ungreased baking tray.

3. Bake about 11 mins until just pale golden (Do not over bake). Cool on sheet for 5 mins then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

4. Icing Beat butter and salt in medium bowl until creamy. Beat in juice, vanilla and sugar, adding more sugar if needed for spreading consistency.

5. Spread over top of cookies, decorate if desired.