White Chocolate Cranberry Walnut Cookies

White Chocolate Cranberry Walnut Cookies

White Chocolate Cranberry and Walnut Cookies

Ingredients

3 cups flour

1 teaspoon baking soda


½ teaspoon baking powder


1 teaspoon salt


1 cup butter – softened


1 cup granulated sugar


1 cup light brown sugar – packed


2 large eggs


2 teaspoons vanilla extract


1 ½ cups white chocolate chips


1/2 cup dried cranberries

1/2 cup chopped walnuts

Directions

  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees and  lightly grease your cookie sheets
  • In a medium bowl whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt, Set aside
  • In a large bowl, with a mixer,  cream together butter and sugars
  • Mix in eggs and vanilla
  • Add dry ingredients and mix until just combined
  • Fold in chocolate chips, cranberries, and walnuts
  • Scoop cookie dough onto baking sheets
  • Bake for 9-11 minutes until cookies begin to brown just around the edges. Allow to cool on the pan for 5-10 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.

Enjoy!

Butter Pecan Cookies

Butter Pecan Cookies

Butter Pecan Cookies

Ingredients

2 1/2 c. all purpose flour

1 1/2 tsp. baking soda

1/2 tsp. salt

1 C. unsalted butter, softened

1 C. dark brown sugar

1/2 c. granulated sugar

1 box ( 3.4 oz )  Jello French Vanilla Pudding mix ( dry )

2 eggs

1 tsp. pure vanilla

2 C. toasted pecans, chopped

1/2 c. crushed Heath Bar bits or plain toffee bits

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees

Toast pecans by placing on an ungreased baking sheet. Bake uncovered for approximately 8 minutes or until light brown.  Stir occasionally.

In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking soda and salt – set aside

In a large bowl, beat with electric mixer, softened butter, brown sugar and granulated sugar.  Mix until fluffy.  Add the dry pudding mix, then add eggs and vanilla.

Stir in the flour mixture, pecans, and candy bits.

Bake at 350 for approximately 8-10 minutes or until edges are golden brown.

Allow cookies to cool completely on a rack.

The smell and flavors of these cookies will remind you of fall.  You are going to love them!

Enjoy

* I found this recipe while scouring through an old church cookbook that my grandma had given me when I was a newly wed.  The recipe was submitted by a lady named Betsy Nelson. How fun that we are enjoying these delicious cookies all these years after she shared her recipe.