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    Coconut-Cranberry Chews


    Source of Recipe


    Sunset Magazine

    Recipe Introduction


    These were delicious. I only made a half batch since the full batch makes 6 doz. Some people reported problems w/these not spreading at all and staying in a ball shape. I formed them into balls and then pressed them down on the cookie sheet w/the palm of my hand and they came out perfectly. Also, I've seen people mention that the dough was dry but I left my butter out all morning to soften and my dough came together easily. Anyway, a great cookie but my only complaints would be that they were very sweet and I thought they dried out after 2 or 3 days. Still good but not really good "keepers". My 7 yr. old loved these.

    List of Ingredients




    1 1/2 cups (3/4 lb.) butter, at room temperature
    2 cups sugar
    1 tablespoon grated orange peel
    2 teaspoons vanilla
    3 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
    1 teaspoon baking powder
    1/4 teaspoon salt
    1 1/2 cups dried cranberries
    1 1/2 cups sweetened flaked dried coconut

    Recipe



    1. In a large bowl, with a mixer on medium speed, beat 1 1/2 cups butter, sugar, orange peel, and vanilla until smooth.

    2. In a medium bowl, mix flour, baking powder, and salt. Add to butter mixture, stir to mix, then beat on low speed until dough comes together, about 5 minutes (see note at bottom). Mix in cranberries and coconut.

    3. Shape dough into 1-inch balls and place about 2 inches apart on buttered 12- by 15-inch baking sheets.

    4. Bake in a 350° regular or convection oven until cookie edges just begin to brown, 8 to 11 minutes (shorter baking time will yield a chewier cookie; longer baking time will yield a crispier cookie). If baking two sheets at once in one oven, switch their positions halfway through baking. Let cookies cool on sheets for 5 minutes, then use a wide spatula to transfer to racks to cool completely.

    MAKES: About 6 dozen cookies

    Per cookie: 92 cal., 45% (41 cal.) from fat; 0.7 g protein; 4.5 g fat (2.8 g sat.); 12 g carbo (0.4 g fiber); 58 mg sodium; 10 mg chol.

    Nancy Jamison was right when she wrote us that these cookies are addictive. We loved their combination of coconut, cranberries, and orange. In fact, these straightforward, tasty rounds are everything a holiday cookie should be. The mixture will look dry until it comes together as a dough.

    Important: If it's too crumbly to form into balls, the dough needs to be mixed longer; it should be a smooth, homogeneous mass.

 

 

 


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