Cranberry Holiday Cups

Ingredients

• ½ C butter
• 3 oz cream cheese , softened
• 1 C gold-n-white flour
• 2 T milk
• 2 T maple or brown sugar
• 1 egg
• ¾ C brown sugar
• 1 T butter
• 1½ t orange peel , finely grated
• ½ C fresh or frozen whole cranberries
• ½ C pecans , chopped (optional)

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 325°F. Beat together butter and cream cheese in large mixing bowl with mixer about 30 seconds or until softened. Stir in flour, milk and sugar. Cover and chill l hour.
2. In separate bowl, stir together egg, brown sugar, butter and grated orange peel. Stir in fresh or frozen cranberries and pecans; set aside.
3. Shape chilled dough into 24 1” balls. Press each dough ball onto bottom and sides of 1– 1/2” muffin pans with papers. Spoon 1 tablespoon filling into each cup. Bake 30 minutes until filling is set. Cool on rack. Remove from pans. Chill to store.