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Coconut Cranberry Macaroons

About 1½ cups (¾ lb.) butter, at room temperature
2 cups sugar
1 Tablespoon grated orange peel
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 large egg
3¼ cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
¼ teaspoon salt
1½ cups dried cranberries
1½ cups sweetened flaked dried coconut

Instructions

1. In a large bowl, with a mixer on medium speed, beat 1½ cups butter, sugar, orange peel, and vanilla until smooth. Beat in egg, until well blended.

2. In a medium bowl, mix flour, baking powder, and salt. Add to butter mixture, stir to mix, then beat on low speed until dough comes together, about 5 minutes. Mix in cranberries and coconut.

3. Shape dough into 1-inch balls and place about 2 inches apart on buttered 12" x 15" baking sheets.

4. Bake in a 350°F regular or convection oven until cookie edges just begin to brown, 11 to 15 minutes (shorter baking time will yield a chewier cookie; longer baking time will yield a crispier cookie). If baking two sheets at once in one oven, switch their positions halfway through baking. Let cookies cool on sheets for 5 minutes, then use a wide spatula to transfer to racks to cool completely.

Yield: About 6 dozen cookies

(I didn't have orange peel or an orange, but I did have orange juice, so I splashed a tbsp or so in.)

Soooooo yummy, and easy to make.

Date: 2006-12-24 03:31 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] tinylegacies.livejournal.com
Ooooh those sound YUMMY.

*adds this to memories*

Date: 2006-12-26 07:28 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] wesleysgirl.livejournal.com
They're really good! And not at all hard to make, which is another point in their favor. :-)

Date: 2007-12-02 03:35 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] misspamela.livejournal.com
I'm going to try these today!

Date: 2007-12-03 12:59 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] wesleysgirl.livejournal.com
I hope they came out good! :-)

Date: 2008-01-04 02:04 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] buhfly.livejournal.com
Omg, those sound delicious.

Date: 2008-01-04 11:20 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] wesleysgirl.livejournal.com
They are SO GOOD. Don't skip the orange zest -- it's crucial to them being as good as possible (although they are still very good even without it, they are EXCELLENT with it.) :-)

Date: 2008-01-04 11:28 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] buhfly.livejournal.com
Shall keep this in mind. I think I might try making these this weekend.

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