White Chocolate, Cranberry and Pistachio Cookies

Posted by Karen MacKenzie on May 16, 2009 in Recipes | 0 comments

These cookies just came out of the oven …. they are a first time experiment and I’m freaking out at how tasty they are! The cranberry adds a wicked zing, the white chocolate gives them a cheesecake-ish flavor and the pistachios go crunch! The inspiration came from leftover ingredients from this turkey roast recipe. Here’s the breakdown

Wet ingredients:

3/4 cup butter (salted)
1 cup brown sugar (beat to buttercream)
1 large egg (beat in)
1 tsp vanilla (beat in)
1/4 cup yogurt (stir in)

Dry ingredients:

1 1/2 cups white flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp baking soda (sifted together)

The following are rough proportions… I found the ingredients in my freezer so I used what I had… which probably worked out to more than 1/2 a cup of each:

1/2 cup – 1 cup white chocolate smashed into chunks
1/2 cup – 3/4 cup pistachio pieces (i smashed them)
1/2 cup – 3/4 cup dried cranberries

Form into balls, and press down with a fork.
Bake at 350 for 10-15 minutes… depending on your oven.