Thanks, Jen! Haven't seen a Sunset magazine in a long time but remember they had some good recipes.

You're welcome, Ginger! I made several recipes from that magazine (actually it was bound more like a book with a flat binding but it is soft-cover) and they were all very good. I am thankful I saw it because when I went back the following week to get another one for a gift, they were all gone.

Jen

I have the cranberry lemon cookies in the oven as I type. If they taste half as good baked as they did raw, then they will be wonderful! Thanks for sharing these recipes. ~ Suzie

Jenn, how many cookies will the Lemon Cranberry Cookie recipe make? I want to make them for the Techies but need to know if I have to double the recipe. I usually take at least 6 dozen.
TIA.
RL`

Suzie -- LOL! Let me know how you like them.

RL - I compared the amounts of ingredients with the Beatles recipe above (which makes 5 dozen) and the Lemon Cranberry recipe yields much less dough, possibly 3 dozen. I'd double it... you can always freeze the rest of the dough if it makes more than that. In fact, I'm positive I made a double batch in the past and there's no way that yielded 12 dozen so I think for sure you should double it.

Jen

Thanks, Jen-sounds like a winner.
These kids tell me that every batch of cookies I make are their favorites so............these are sure to be a hit.
RL`

You're welcome, RL. There are a lot of cookie monsters in my family and these are a big hit even among the guys.

The lemon cranberry cookies are a hit at our house, though I didn't get around to icing them. I am sure the icing would be really, really good. I am planning on making them (iced!) for a luncheon on Tuesday, then again for our Christmas party. I think they will go over great - such an interesting combination of flavors - I don't recall ever eating anything with cranberries and lemons together before.
Um, I didn't get very many out of the recipe. I think I made them too big. Got, maybe, 18 or so cookies about 3 inches across when they melted down. I would make them smaller next time. ~ Suzie

Suzie, the cookies I've made were at most 2 inches across, if that. Next time, just make them smaller... and make a double batch. :-) I'm glad everyone likes them.

I have to add a note about the Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars I posted at the top. I made these yesterday for the first time. I baked them in a glass pan which usually requires a lower temperature but I baked them at 350 as the recipe suggests. After 15 minutes they looked light golden brown so I removed them. After they had cooled a while, I took one out to eat it and it didn't seem done, so I put it back in for another 10 minutes. About an hour or so later, I tried them again and they still seemed a little moist but they tasted good. This morning, I ate one and it seemed done. Since the recipe says "let cool completely", I guess it means what it says, LOL. I think it is much better the next day after it is cooled completely. This is a very chewy bar and great with a glass of cold milk.

Jen

I just took the lemon cranberry cookies to a meeting. One gentleman actually stopped the meeting to find out who made the cookies because they were "The best cookie I have ever eaten." Those are wonderful cookies and really easy to make.

MommySF - it is a great cookie, isn't it?

Did you use pecans or walnuts? I may use pecans this year.

Jen

I used pecans and I used slightly less than the recipe called for, but that is just me.

I am really into baking this year. We just moved into a new house and I have a double oven. The top one is a convection oven. I can do three cookie sheets worth of cookies at a time and they all cook perfectly. So I will probably make them again for my family reunion this weekend.

Thanks again for the recipe.

Thanks MommySF. How many cookies did you end up with? They're on my list to make again this year and I want to make enough but not overdo it. On the other hand, is there such a thing as too many cookies???? :-)

I made them pretty small. I used a medium size melon baller to measure the dough so they were all about the same. I got a few shy of 4 dozen.

No there is no such thing as too many cookies.

Thanks. That's a great idea to use a melon baller.

Can you use dried cranberries? I have a bag in the kitchen and want to try those cookies. Jane

Jane, someone wrote to me and asked the same thing. I haven't tried that, but I ran across a recipe from a Sunset magazine that is similar, but with orange instead of lemon and with dried cranberries. The recipe was the winner of a Sunset cookie bake-off contest so it must be very good. Dried cranberries are good in muffins, so why not cookies. I doubt it would spoil the taste at all. If you try it please let us know how they turn out.

Jen

Thank you Jenn for the most delicious cookie receipe. I never iced them and made them with dried cranberries and they went so fast. I got so many requests for the receipe. They are really delicious. Thanks again, Jane

You're welcome, Jane! (About 11 months late!) :-)

Jen