Chocolate Orange Cranberry Red Velvet Bombe Food

CRANBERRY, ORANGE AND WHITE CHOCOLATE CHUNK COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Spray cookie sheets with nonstick cooking spray or line with parchment paper. In a large bowl, beat butter, sugar, brown sugar and orange zest on medium speed of the electric mixer until well blended. (The mixture will have the consistency of wet sand.) Add the egg and vanilla and beat until smooth.
• In a small bowl, stir together the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Add to the sugar mixture and stir by hand until almost combined; add the cranberries and white chocolate and stir just until blended.
• Drop spoonfuls of dough about 1 inch apart on a cookie sheets. Bake 12 to 14 minutes, until light golden and set around the edges but still soft in the middle. Let set on cookie sheet 1 to 2 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool.

CRANBERRY, ORANGE AND DARK CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350F and line a couple of baking sheets with parchment paper.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
• In a large bowl, cream together the butter and the sugar, beating with an electric mixer until light.
• Beat in the egg and orange zest.
• With the mixer on low speed, gradually add in the flour mixture, stirring only until just combined.
• Stir in the cranberries and chocolate chips.
• Drop the dough by rounded tablespoonfuls (about 1 1/4-inch balls) onto the prepared cookie sheets and bake for 9-12 minutes, until the edges are very lightly browned.
• Cool for 3-4 minutes on baking sheet then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.