Cranberry Icebox Cookies

Total Time: 27 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 72
• 1 1/4 cups butter, softened (no substitutes)
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/4 teaspoon almond extract
• 3 1/4 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup walnuts, chopped
• 2 cups cranberries, fresh or frozen

Recipe

• 1 cream together butter and sugars.
• 2 add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• 3 beat in vanilla and almond extracts; set aside.
• 4 in a separate bowl, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
• 5 gradually add flour mixture to butter mixture.
• 6 carefully stir in walnuts and cranberries.
• 7 form dough into 3 logs, 7 inches long.
• 8 wrap in plastic wrap and chill at least four hours.
• 9 preheat oven to 375°f.
• 10 cut dough into 1/4 inch slices and arrange them one inch apart on nonstick cookie sheets.
• 11 bake for 10-12 minutes or until golden.
• 12 cool on wire racks.