Cranberry Chocolate Nut Holiday Cookies recipe

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My girlfriend gave me this recipe years ago. Still a favorite of mine.

 

Cranberry Chocolate Nut Cookies

 

1 cup vegetable shortening

1 cup sugar

1 tsp vanilla

1 egg

2 cups flour

1 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp salt

2 cups fresh or frozen cranberries, finely chopped

1 1/3 cups semi sweet chocolate bits, melted

1 1/4 cups chopped nuts

 

Using electric mixer, beat shortening and sugar till light and fluffy. Add

vanilla and egg, mix well.

Combine flour, baking powder and salt in separate bowl; add to shortening

mixture, mixing until a soft dough forms. Stir in cranberries Drop by rounded

teaspoonfuls onto greased cookie sheets. Bake 350° for 10 minutes or till

golden. Cool on wire rack Dip half of cookie into melted chocolate and then

nuts. Allow chocolate to set

 

Makes about 3 dozen

 

 

" I've been imitated so well,

I've heard people copy my mistakes. "

Source: Jimi Hendrix

 

 

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