Cranberry Cookies

Name: Cranberry Cookies
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: about 6 dozen
Ingredients: 1 cup butter, softened; 1 cup sugar; 2 large eggs; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 2-1/4 cups all-purpose flour; 1/2 teaspoon baking powder; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1-1/2 cups semisweet chocolate chips; 1-1/2 cups dried cranberries; 3/4 cup chopped pecans; 1/2 cup English toffee bits or almond brickle chips, optional

Total Time Prep: 10 min. Bake: 15 min./batch

Yield about 6 dozen

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These cranberry cookies may be best served as a winter holiday treat, but after you've tried them, you'll be baking them all year round. Follow the recipe once, then move on to customizing the cookies with your own original touches.

Ingredients

1 cup butter, softened
1 cup sugar
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1-1/2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
1-1/2 cups dried cranberries
3/4 cup chopped pecans
1/2 cup English toffee bits or almond brickle chips, optional

Directions

In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add eggs and vanilla; mix well. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; gradually add to the creamed mixture and mix well. Stir in chocolate chips, cranberries, pecans and toffee bits if desired (dough will be stiff).
Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls 2 in. apart onto ungreased baking sheets. Flatten slightly. Bake at 350° for 11-14 minutes or until set and edges are lightly browned. Cool for 2 minutes before removing to wire racks.

Nutrition Facts

1 cookie: 82 calories, 5g fat (2g saturated fat), 13mg cholesterol, 39mg sodium, 10g carbohydrate (6g sugars, 1g fiber), 1g protein.

Chock-full of cranberries, chocolate chips and nuts, these cookies are fun to eat. They offer a change of pace from traditional Christmas cookies...but don't wait until December to make them. My family requests them all year-round.

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