Ingredients

  • 2-1/2 cups Flour
  • 1/2 teaspoons Baking Soda
  • 1/2 teaspoons Baking Powder
  • 1 teaspoon Salt
  • 1 cup Unsalted Butter, Softened
  • 2 cups White Sugar, Plus Extra For Cookie Glaze
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
  • 1/2 teaspoons Almond Extract
  • 2 whole Large White Eggs (egg Whites Only)
  • 1 teaspoon Orange Zest
  • 1 whole Orange, Juiced
  • 6 ounces, weight Oceanspray Craisins
  • 12 ounces, weight White Chocolate Chips
  • 1/2 cups Almonds, Blanched And Slivered

Method

  • Toast slivered almonds in a nonstick skillet until light brown, then place them in a baggie and crush them into smaller pieces. Cream the butter, sugar and extracts until fluffy. Add egg and orange zest; mix until smooth.
  • Sift dry ingredients in a separate bowl, then add it to the creamed mixture. Mix in until combined. Stir in cranberries, white chocolate chips and almonds. Chill the dough for at least an hour.
  • Roll a tablespoon of dough. Dip a measuring cup (or the bottom of a water glass) in orange juice, then in sugar. Flatten the dough ball until you feel resistance from the white chocolate chips. This will leave a sugary glaze on top of the cookie.
  • Bake on parchment paper for about 15 minutes at 325 degrees or until edges are golden brown.