Cran-Orange 'n Date-Nut Cookies
Recipe from Betty Crocker

Prize-Winning Recipe 2006! Bite into a chewy cookie chock-full of fruit, nuts, coconut and candy.


Cran-Orange 'n Date-Nut Cookies

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Servings: About 3 1/2 dozen cookies
Prep Time: 1 hr
Total Time: 1 hr
Related Categories: Cookies, Sugar Cookies
 
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Ingredients
  • 1/3  cup
    dried cranberries
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  • 1/4  cup
    chopped orange slice candy
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  • 1/4  cup
    coarsely chopped dates
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  • 2  tablespoons
    fresh orange juice
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  • 1  pouch
    (1 lb 1.5 oz) Betty Crocker® sugar cookie mix
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  • 2  tablespoons
    Gold Medal® all-purpose flour
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  • 1/2  teaspoon
    ground cinnamon
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  • 1/4  teaspoon
    ground ginger
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  • 1/3  cup
    butter or margarine, softened
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  • 1  teaspoon
    grated orange peel
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  • 1 
    egg
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  • 1  cup
    chopped pistachio nuts
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  • 1/2  cup
    flaked coconut
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Directions
1.
Heat oven to 375 degrees F. In small bowl, stir together cranberries, chopped candy, dates and orange juice; set aside.
2.
In large bowl, stir together cookie mix, flour, cinnamon and ginger. Stir in butter, orange peel and egg until dough forms. Stir in cranberry mixture, pistachio nuts and coconut until thoroughly mixed. On ungreased cookie sheets, drop dough by teaspoonfuls 2 inches apart.
3.
Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until edges are light golden brown. Cool 5 minutes; remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks. Store in tightly covered container.

High Altitude (3500-6500 ft):
Bake 9 to 11 minutes.
Nutrition information
Calories 100 (Calories from Fat 40); Total Fat 4.5g (Saturated Fat 1.5g, Trans Fat 0.5g); Cholesterol 10mg; Sodium 45mg; Total Carbohydrate 15g (Dietary Fiber 0g, Sugars 9g); Protein 1g. Daily Values: Vitamin A 0%; Vitamin C 0%; Calcium 0%; Iron 2%. Exchanges: 1/2 Starch; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Vegetable; 1 Fat. Carbohydrate Choices: 1. Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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