CRAN-ORANGE AND DATE-NUT COOKIES

Cran-Orange and Date-Nut Cookies image

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

Provided by Betty Crocker Kitchens

Categories Dessert

Time 1h

Yield 42

Number Of Ingredients 13

Ingredients

1/3 cup dried cranberries
1/4 cup chopped orange slice candy
1/4 cup coarsely chopped dates
2 tablespoons fresh orange juice
1 pouch (1 lb 1.5 oz) Betty Crocker™ sugar cookie mix
2 tablespoons Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
1/3 cup butter or margarine, softened
1 teaspoon grated orange peel
1 egg
1 cup chopped pistachio nuts
1/2 cup flaked coconut

Steps:

Heat oven to 375°F. In small bowl, stir together cranberries, chopped candy, dates and orange juice; set aside.
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.
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.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 100, Carbohydrate 15 g, Cholesterol 10 mg, Fat 1, Fiber 0 g, Protein 1 g, SaturatedFat 1 1/2 g, ServingSize 1 Cookie, Sodium 45 mg, Sugar 9 g, TransFat 1/2 g