One of our favorite Christmas treats are Pistachio Cranberry Cookies. This is a really easy recipe to make and just unique enough combination of ingredients that it’s a special crowd pleaser.
What makes these cookies so yummy and very moist is the addition of pistachio pudding. The cranberries give the cookies sweet chewy goodness.
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A yummy combination of pistachio and cranberry makes will make this cookie a family favorite.
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Ingredients
- 1 cup softened butter
- 1/3 cup powder sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 teaspoon almond extract
- 2 cups flour
- 1/4 cup instant pistachio pudding mix
- 1/2 cup dried cranberries
- 2 cups finely chopped pecans (optional)
- green food coloring (optional)
Instructions
- Cream butter and sugar in a mixing bowl
- Add egg,vanilla, almond extract and mix well
- Add flour and pudding, mix well
- If you would like a greener cookie drip a few drops of green food coloring and mix well
- Fold in cranberries
- Place spoon size cookie dough balls on lightly greased cookie sheet
- Bake 350 degrees for 10 to 12 minutes
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What a great recipe! I’ll have to give it a try. We have lots of cookie baking to do in the next few weeks and a big party here next weekend. I have lots to prepare for this Christmas. Thanks so much for sharing it.
Victoria
If we normally make this recipe with chocolate chips instead of cranberries, but thought the cranberries went nice with the green for a Christmas look. Also a powdered sugar and milk frosting is good on these.
Can’t wait to give it a try. My daughters and I plan to bake all next week and our men plan to help taste test for us. :) Happy baking.
Victoria