CHERRY CORDIAL COOKIES

By cecelia26_

Ingredients

• 1 cup shortening
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 egg
• 2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• dash of salt
• 1 1/2 cups Ocean Spray® Craisins® Cherry Juice Infused Dried Cranberries
• 1 1/3 cups semi-sweet or milk chocolate bits, melted
• 1 1/4 cups chopped nuts

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350ºF. Grease cookie sheets.

Using an electric mixer, beat shortening and sugar together in a medium mixing bowl until light and fluffy. Add vanilla and egg; mix well.

Combine flour, baking powder and salt in a separate mixing bowl. Add to shortening mixture, mixing until a soft dough forms. Stir in dried cranberries.

Drop dough by rounded teaspoonfuls onto cookie sheets. Bake for 10 minutes or until golden brown. Transfer cookies to a wire rack; cool completely.

Dip half of each cookie into melted chocolate and then in nuts. Allow chocolate to dry completely.