Mixed Fruit and Nut Cookies

Name: Mixed Fruit and Nut Cookies
Yield: Makes about 36
Ingredients: 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature; 1 cup packed light-brown sugar; 1/2 cup granulated sugar; 2 large eggs; 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract; 1 1/2 cups sweetened shredded coconut; 1 1/2 cups chopped dried apricots; 1 1/2 cups dried cherries; 1 1/2 cups sliced blanched almonds; 1 1/2 cups chopped pistachios

January 26, 2012

Recipe information

Yield
Makes about 36

Ingredients

2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon salt

1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature

1 cup packed light-brown sugar

1/2 cup granulated sugar

2 large eggs

1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

1 1/2 cups sweetened shredded coconut

1 1/2 cups chopped dried apricots

1 1/2 cups dried cherries

1 1/2 cups sliced blanched almonds

1 1/2 cups chopped pistachios

Preparation

Step 1
Preheat the oven to 375°F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper, and set aside. Whisk together the flour, baking soda, and salt in a medium bowl; set aside.
Step 2
In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream the butter on medium speed until smooth. Add the sugars, and beat until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Beat in the eggs 1 at a time until combined; beat in the vanilla.
Step 3
Add the flour mixture; beat on low speed until combined. Add the coconut, apricots, cherries, almonds, and pistachios; beat until combined.
Step 4
Drop the batter, 2 heaping tablespoons at a time, onto the prepared baking sheets, about 2 inches apart. Bake until golden brown, 12 to 15 minutes, rotating the pans halfway through. Remove from the oven, and transfer cookies on the parchment-paper lining to a wire rack to cool completely.

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Reprinted with permission from The Martha Stewart Living Cookbook: The New Classics by Martha Stewart Living Magazine, copyright © 2007. Published by Clarkson Potter, a division of The Crown Publishing Group. Buy the full book from Amazon.

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