Orange Cream Soda Cookies

Preheat your oven to 350 F.

In a large bowl using a whisk, stir together the flour, sugar, baking powder, and dry milk. With a wooden spoon, mix in the vanilla and orange extracts. Pour in the soda slowly so you can see how much you need. You should use between 6 and 8 ounces, but NOT the whole bottle. The mixture should have a consistency somewhere between cookie dough and pancake batter, but not too runny. Fold in the coconut.

Spray cookie sheets with nonstick spray. Drop dough by spoonfuls onto the cookie sheets a few inches apart. Top the cookies with cranberries. Bake for 7-10 minutes, or until the bottom edges start to turn golden/brown.

Meanwhile, in another medium sized bowl, cream the butter, cream cheese, vanilla, and powdered sugar until it turns into a thick frosting. Double these ingredients if you are making the whoopie pies.

When they are done remove the cookies from the oven. Let the cookies cool on a rack. Then once they are cool, top with the frosting, or make a sandwich by spreading a generous portion of the icing between two cookies. Store in an airtight container in the fridge.