Chocolate Cranberry Cookies

Joanna posted this Vegetarian Dessert over 3 years ago.

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Before you begin

Prep time: 30 minutes
Cook time: 11-12 minutes @ 350 F
Yields: 15-20 cookies

Additional information:
What a treat!

Ingredients

  • 1 3/4 cups flour
  • 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 cup butter or margarine, softened
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 12 oz. bag of vanilla chips (Chocolate chips are good too!)
  • 3/4 cup dried, sweetened cranberries
  • A bit of extra granulated sugar (to flatten cookies with glass)

Directions

  1. Combine flour, cocoa, baking powder, and salt.

  2. In separate bowl, beat butter and both sugars until fluffy.

  3. Beat in egg and vanilla.

  4. Gradually beat in flour mixture until blended.

  5. Stir in vanilla chips and cranberries.

  6. Drop onto ungreased cookie sheets, spacing 3 inches apart.

  7. Flatten with bottom of a glass dipped in sugar, to a 2-inch diameter.

  8. Bake 11-12 minutes at 350 F.

  9. Cool for 3 minutes on sheets before transferring to racks. (They fall apart easily!)