New Recipes for a New Year

Sunday, December 19, 2010

White Chocolate and Cranberry Cookies

Ingredients
Reba in 2010-She still loves Christmas

2 1/3 cups flour
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
3 sticks unsalted butter, softened
1 1/2 cups brown sugar
2/3 cup granulated sugar
2 tsp vanilla
2 eggs
12 oz (1 package) white chocolate chips
1 cup dried cranberries or Sugared Cranberries (See Desserts)
1/2 cup slivered almonds

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Combine dry ingredients in a small bowl.   Beat butter, brown sugar, sugar and vanilla using a mixer.  Beat in eggs.  Gradually stir in flour mixture.  Add cranberries, white chocolate, and almonds.  Drop by spoonful onto greased baking sheets.  Bake for 10-12 minutes.

Makes about 4 dozen cookies

Notes from Liz

The fresh cranberries are better because you can taste the preservatives in the dried berries.