Cranberry Noels

Total Time: 29 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 14 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup unsalted butter, room temp.
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 tablespoons whole milk or 2 tablespoons half-and-half
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 1/2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup finely chopped pecans
• 3/4 cup dried cranberries
• desiccated coconut (optional)

Recipe

• 1 cream butter and sugar 3 minutes.
• 2 add milk, vanilla and salt.
• 3 beat to combine.
• 4 gradually add flour, cranberries and pecans - beat just to combine.
• 5 form 2 logs 8 inches long and 1 1/2 inches in diameter.
• 6 wrap and chill 2 hours.
• 7 preheat oven to 375. unwrap and roll in coconut, if desired.
• 8 using a serrated knife slice cookies 1/4' thick.
• 9 bake 12- 14 minutes on a parchment lined sheet pan or until edges are brown.