COCONUT-CRANBERRY CHEWS
Source of Recipe
December/2001 Sunset Magazine
Recipe Introduction
This was the grand prize winner in a cookie contest Sunset had and I can see why--It is yummy!
List of Ingredients
1 1/2 cup butter or margarine, at room temperature(3/4 pound)
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
In a large bowl, with a mixer on medium speed, beat 1 1/2 cups butter, sugar, orange peel, and vanilla until smooth.
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 on bottom) Mix in dried cranberries and coconut.
Shape dough into 1 inch balls and place about 2 inches apart on buttered baking sheets.
Bake at 350 degrees until edges begin to brown for 8 to 11 minutes. (Shorter time will yield a chewier cookie, longer baking time will yield a crispier cookie. I prefer them crisp) If baking 2 sheets at once in one oven, switch their position half way thru baking. Let cookies cool on sheets for 5 minutes, then use a wide spatula to transfer to racks to cool completly.
Note: The mixture will look dry until it comes together as a dough. If it is too crumbly to form into balls, the dough needs to be mixed longer. It should be a smooth homogeneous mass.
Note: I have made these at 5000 feet and just above sea level and they come out great. However, they are not as good when I have made them at 8000 ft.
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