Coconut Cranberry Chews

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups butter
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 tablespoon freshly grated orange rind
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 3 1/4 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 cups dried cranberries
• 1 1/2 cups sweetened dried coconut

Recipe

• 1 with a mixer on medium speed, beat butter, sugar, orange peel and vanilla until smooth.
• 2 in another bowl mix flour, baking powder and salt.
• 3 add butter mixture and beat on low speed for about 5 minutes.
• 4 stir in cranberries and coconut.
• 5 shape dough into 1-inch balls and place 2 inches apart on buttered baking sheets.
• 6 bake in a 350° oven for 8 minutes.
• 7 remove from oven and let cookies cool on sheets for 5 minutes.