Cookies

Coconut Cranberry Chews

Chewy cookies packed with sweet cranberries, coconut flakes, and a refreshing taste of orange.

Prep

35 minutes

Cook

12 minutes

Servings

6 dozen cookies

Level

Easy

Ingredients

  • 1½ cups Challenge Butter, at room temperature (3/4 lb.)
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 1 Tablespoon grated orange peel
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla
  • 1 large egg
  • 3¼ cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 1½ cups dried cranberries
  • 1½ cups sweetened flaked dried coconut

Directions

  • 1
    In a large bowl, with a mixer on medium speed, beat 1½ cups butter, sugar, orange peel, and vanilla until smooth. Beat in egg, until well blended.
  • 2
    In a medium bowl, mix flour, baking powder, and salt. Add to butter mixture, stir to mix, then beat on low speed until dough comes together, about 5 minutes (see notes). Mix in cranberries and coconut. Note: The mixture may look dry until it comes together as a dough. If its too crumbly to form into balls, the dough need to be mixed longer; it should be a smooth homogeneous mass.
  • 3
    Shape dough into 1-inch balls and place about 2 inches apart on buttered 12" x 15" baking sheets.
  • 4
    Bake in a 350°F regular or convection oven until cookie edges just begin to brown, 11 to 15 minutes (shorter baking time will yield a chewier cookie; longer baking time will yield a crispier cookie). If baking two sheets at once in one oven, switch their positions halfway through baking. Let cookies cool on sheets for 5 minutes, then use a wide spatula to transfer to racks to cool completely.