Cranberry Chocolate-Dipped Cookies

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Try a dip of deliciousness. Made with walnuts, dried cranberries and a secret ingredient, these chocolate-dipped chocolate chip cookies are scrumptious.

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter, softened
• 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1 pkg. (3.3 oz.) JELL-O White Chocolate Flavor Instant Pudding
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 2 eggs
• 1 tsp. baking soda
• 2-1/4 cups flour
• 1 pkg. (12 oz.) BAKER'S Semi-Sweet Chocolate Morsels
• 1 cup dried cranberries
• 1/2 cup chopped PLANTERS Walnuts
• 2 pkg. (4 oz. each) BAKER'S Semi-Sweet Chocolate, melted

Preparation

Step 1

HEAT oven to 375°F.

BEAT butter, sugars, pudding mix and vanilla in large bowl with mixer until blended. Add eggs and baking soda; mix well. Gradually beat in flour. Stir in chocolate morsels, cranberries and nuts.

DROP teaspoonfuls of dough, 2 inches apart, onto baking sheets.

BAKE 8 to 10 min. or until golden brown. Cool on baking sheets 3 min. Remove to wire racks; cool completely.

DIP half of each cookie into melted chocolate. Place on waxed-paper covered baking sheet; let stand until chocolate is firm.

VARIATION Prepare dough as directed; spread onto bottom of 13x9-inch pan sprayed with cooking spray. Bake in 375°F oven 20 to 25 min. or until golden brown. Cool before cutting into bars.

nutritional info per serving:
Calories 180, Total fat 10 g, Saturated fat 5 g, Cholesterol 20 mg, Sodium 100 mg, Carbohydrate 23 g, Dietary fiber 1 g, Sugars 16 g, Protein 2 g, Vitamin A 2 % DV, Vitamin C 0 % DV, Calcium 0 % DV, Iron 6 % DV