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Cranberry Walnut Cookie Balls
Course:
Christmas Cookies, Cookies, Desserts
Calories:
Author:
Terri
Ingredients
1
cup
butter,
softened (2 sticks)
6
Tbs
sugar,
⅜ cup
½
tsp
vanilla extract
2
cups
all-purpose flour
⅛
tsp
salt
2
cups
walnuts,
chopped into small pieces
½
cup
Craisins® dried cranberries,
chopped into small pieces
1
cup
powdered sugar
Instructions
Preheat oven to 325°.
In a medium mixing bowl, beat butter, sugar and vanilla on medium speed until creamy.
Gradually beat in flour and salt until just blended.
Add walnuts and dried cranberries. Stir.
Using a 1" cookie scoop, or with clean hands, roll into 1" balls and place on ungreased cookie sheets 1 inch apart.
Bake for 15-18 minutes just until bottoms are lightly browned.
Remove from oven.
While cookies are baking, pour powdered sugar into a shallow bowl or pie plate.
Roll 4-5 hot cookies at a time into the powdered sugar until each cookie is well coated.
Place cookies on wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
Mostly adapted from The Good Housekeeping Christmas Cookbook, pg 301