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Holiday Cranberry Pinwheels

• 1/2 cup Butter or margarine
• 1 1/2 cup Ground cranberries
• 1 cup Granulated sugar
• 1 cup Ground walnuts
• 1 Egg
• 1 teaspoon Grated orange peel
• 1 teaspoon Vanilla
• 2/3 cup Brown sugar
• 1 1/2 cup Flour
• 1/4 cup Milk
• 1/4 teaspoon Baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon Salt

Instructions:
In a large bowl, cream butter, sugar, egg and vanilla until light and fluffy. In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking powder and salt. Gradually add to creamed mixture until well combined. Gather dough into a ball, cover with plastic and refrigerate for two hours. In a small bowl, combine the brown sugar and milk. Roll out the refrigerated dough on a lightly floured pastry board, creating a large rectangle. Spread the brown sugar mixture over the dough Sprinkle with the ground cranberries, walnuts and orange peel, leaving a 1/4 inch border on each of the narrow ends. Beginning at one of the narrow ends, roll the dough into a tight jelly roll. Wrap the roll with wax paper, seam side down, and freeze overnight. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Grease 2 cookie sheets. Cut the frozen roll, seam side down, into 1/4 inch slices and place on greased cookie sheets, 3 inches apart. Bake for 12 to 15 minutes or until the edges are lightly browned. Remove from pan and cool on a wire rack.