Delicious Cranberry White Chocolate Chip Cookies

• 1 cup orange juice (to soak the cranberries in, then saving 1 1/4 tsps. of it later)
• 1 cup dried cranberries
• 1 cup butter
• 34 cup sugar
• 34 cup brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 12 teaspoon vanilla or 12 teaspoon almond extract or 12 teaspoon orange extract
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 14 cups flour
• 1 cup white chocolate chips
• 1 cup slivered almonds (optional)

1. Put the cranberries in a wide and shallow bowl, pour in a bit of the orange juice.
2. Enough so they're surrounded by it, but not drowning.
3. Cover and place in the refrigerator for an hour or more.
4. Afterwards, place a colander over a bowl and pour the cranberries and orange juice through, putting the cranberries and the orange juice they soaked in aside.
5. Beat the butter until light and fluffy.
6. Add the sugars and beat again.
7. Add the eggs, vanilla, and 1 1/4 tsps.
8. of the orange juice .
9. Beat until light and fluffy.
10. Sift together the dry ingredients, then add to the mixture a bit at a time, beating until just mixed.
11. Fold in the cranberries and white chocolate chips.
12. Let chill for 15 minutes in the refrigerator.
13. Place rounded tablespoonfuls down on an ungreased cookie sheet.
14. Bake at 375 degrees for 10-12 minutes or until golden brown.
15. Cool for a minute, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

orange juice, cranberries, butter, sugar, brown sugar, eggs, vanilla, baking soda, salt, flour, white chocolate chips, almonds

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/delicious-cranberry-white-chocolate-chip-cookies-318636 (may not work)