Coconut Cranberry

Coconut Cranberry Chews
from Kristine Edens
Makes 6 dozen
An incredible cookie that I first had at the traditional Memorial Day gathering at Canon Beach with Kelly’s friends in 2009.
1 ½ cup of butter
2 cups of sugar
1 T orange zest
2 t vanilla
…beat until smooth
3 ¼ cup of flour
1 t of baking powder
½ t salt
…mix separately and add to butter mixture on low for 5 minutes
1 ½ cup of dried cranberries
1 ½ cup of sweetened dried coconut
…stir in
shape dough into 1” balls and place two inches apart on non-stick baking sheets, bake at 350 degrees for 8 - 10 minutes…cool for five minutes on sheets or cookies will crumble