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cranberry pecan cookies in a wide horizontal shot, flecked with red cranberries and golden pecans, arranged on a holiday-style cooling rack over a wooden table, bright natural light, shallow depth of field, landscape orientation

Cranberry Pecan Gems

Cranberries and pecans are mixed into the buttery drop cookies.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 13 minutes
Total Time 28 minutes
Servings: 22 cookies
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 3/4 cup unsalted butter softened
  • 3/4 cup brown sugar
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 3/4 cup dried cranberries
  • 3/4 cup pecans chopped

Method
 

  1. Cream the butter and brown sugar, then beat in the egg and vanilla.
  2. Whisk the flour, baking soda, and salt, then stir into the wet mixture.
  3. Fold in the cranberries and chopped pecans until evenly spread.
  4. Drop rounded tablespoons onto lined baking sheets.
  5. Bake at 350F for 11 to 13 minutes until the edges turn golden.
  6. Cool on the pan briefly before moving to a rack.

Notes

Swap in dried cherries if that's what you have on hand.