Try these delicious chocolate dipped cookies
filled with nutritious cranberries.
Chocolate
Dipped Cranberry Cookies
- 1 cup vegetable shortening
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 large egg
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups OCEAN SPRAY®
Fresh or Frozen Cranberries, coarsely chopped
- 1 1/3 cups (8 ounces)
chocolate chips
- 1 1/4 cups chopped nuts
- Preheat oven to 350°F
(175°C). Grease baking sheets.
- Combine flour, baking
powder and salt in medium bowl. Beat vegetable shortening and
sugar in large mixer bowl until light and fluffy. Add vanilla
extract and egg; mix well. Gradually beat in flour mixture until
a soft mixture forms. Stir in cranberries. Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls
onto prepared baking sheets.
- Bake for 10 minutes or
until golden brown. Let stand for 2 minutes; remove to wire racks
to cool completely.
- Melt chocolate chips in
uncovered, microwave-safe bowl on HIGH (100%) power for 1 minute;
STIR. Morsels may retain some of their original shape. If necessary,
microwave at additional 10 to 20-second intervals, stirring until
smooth. Dip half of each cookie into melted chocolate and then
into nuts. Allow chocolate to dry completely.
Makes 36 (3 dozen) cookies.
Nutritional Information
Per Serving (1/36 of recipe): Calories: 160 Calories from Fat:
90 Total Fat: 10 g Saturated Fat: 2.5 g Cholesterol: 5 mg Sodium:
50 mg Carbohydrates: 16 g Dietary Fiber: 1 g Sugars: 9 g Protein:
2 g
Recipe and photograph courtesy of Ocean
Spray Cranberries, Inc.
