Coconut-Cranberry Chews

By mangia_g2

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups butter at room temp
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 TB orange zest
• 2 tsp vanilla
• 1 large egg
• 3 1/4 cups unbleached flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1 1/2 cups each dried cranberries and coconut

Preparation

Step 1

Cream butter, sugar, zest and vanilla on medium speed until smooth. Beat in egg until well blended. Set aside. In medium bowl, mix flour, bp and salt. Add to butter mixture, stir to mix, then beat on low until dough comes together, about 5 minutes. (If too crumbly to form into balls, the dough needs to be mixed longer.) Mix in cranberries and coconut. Shape into 1" balls and place about 2 inches apart on parchment lined baking sheet. Bake at 350 for 11-15 minutes or til edges just begin to brown. Shorter time yields a chewy cookie; longer yields a crisper cookie.