Busters Recipes

Orange-Frosted Cranberry Cookies
  
  1 cup granulated sugar
  1/2 cup brown sugar
  1 cup butter or regular margarine, softened
  1 tsp grated orange peel
  2 tbsp orange juice
  1 egg
  2 1/2 cups flour
  1/2 tsp baking soda
  1/2 tsp salt
  2 cups coarsely chopped fresh or frozen cranberries
  1/2 cup chopped nuts, if desired
  Orange Frosting (recipe follows)
  
  Heat oven to 375 F.  Grease cooking sheets. In a large bowl, beat the sugars, butter, orange peel, orange juice, and egg with an electric mixer on medium speed.  Stir in the flour, baking soda, and salt.  Stir in the cranberries and nuts, if desired.  Drop the dough by rounded tablespoonfuls about 2 inches apart on prepared cookie sheets.  Bake for 12 to 14 minutes or until the edges and bottoms of cookies are light golden brown.  Remove from cookie sheet to cooling rack.  Cool completely, about 30 minutes.  Frost with orange frosting
  
  Orange Frosting:
  1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
  1/2 tsp grated orange peel
  2 to 3 tbsp orange juice
  
  In a small bowl, stir all the frosting ingredients until smooth and spreadable.
  Yield: about 4 dozen cookies