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Cranberry, Orange and Nut Cookies

Cranberry, Orange and Nut Cookies Ingredients: wheat flour, white, all-purpose, unenriched leavening agents, baking powder, double-acting, sodium aluminum sulfate leavening agents, baking soda salt, table nuts, walnut...

Cranberry, Orange and Nut Cookies

Ingredients:
wheat flour, white, all-purpose, unenriched
leavening agents, baking powder, double-acting, sodium aluminum sulfate
leavening agents, baking soda
salt, table
nuts, walnuts, english
cranberries, dried, sweetened
sugars, granulated
sugars, granulated
applesauce, canned, unsweetened, without added ascorbic acid (includes usda commodity)
oil, canola
orange juice, raw
orange juice, raw

Directions:
Whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a large bowl.
Stir in walnuts and dried cranberries.
Whisk 1 cup sugar, applesauce, oil, orange zest and juice in a medium bowl until smooth.
Make a well in the dry ingredients and pour in the wet ingredients.
Mix until well blended.
Cover with plastic wrap and chill for 30 minutes.
Preheat oven to 350F.
Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a nonstick baking mat.
Put the remaining 3 tablespoons sugar into a small flat-bottomed dish or pan.
Roll the dough with floured hands (it will be very moist) into 1 1/2-inch balls, then roll in sugar to coat.
Place 2 inches apart on the prepared baking sheet.
Bake the cookies until barely golden brown, 12 to 15 minutes.
Cool on the pan for 1 minute; transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.