Cran-Orange and Date-Nut Cookies

  • Prep 60 min
  • Total 60 min
  • Servings 42

Ingredients

  • 1/3 cup dried cranberries
  • 1/4 cup chopped orange slice candy
  • 1/4 cup coarsely chopped dates
  • 2 tablespoons fresh orange juice
  • 1 pouch (17.5 oz) Betty Crocker™ Sugar Cookie Mix
  • 2 tablespoons Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1/3 cup butter or margarine, softened
  • 1 teaspoon grated orange peel
  • 1 egg
  • 1 cup chopped pistachio nuts
  • 1/2 cup flaked coconut

Steps

  • 1
    Heat oven to 375°F. In small bowl, stir together cranberries, chopped candy, dates and orange juice; set aside.
  • 2
    In large bowl, stir together cookie mix, flour, cinnamon and ginger. Stir in butter, orange peel and egg until dough forms. Stir in cranberry mixture, pistachio nuts and coconut until thoroughly mixed. On ungreased cookie sheets, drop dough by teaspoonfuls 2 inches apart.
  • 3
    Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until edges are light golden brown. Cool 5 minutes; remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks. Store in tightly covered container.

  • This recipe was one of fifteen winners in the 2006 Mix It Up with Betty! Cookie Mix Recipe Contest. More than $10,000 was awarded!
  • Use a spring-loaded scoop to make quick work out of dropping cookie dough. The cookies will be the same size so they'll bake evenly and for the same time.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Cookie
Calories
100
Calories from Fat
40
Total Fat
4 1/2g
7%
Saturated Fat
1 1/2g
8%
Trans Fat
1/2g
Cholesterol
10mg
3%
Sodium
45mg
2%
Potassium
50mg
1%
Total Carbohydrate
15g
5%
Dietary Fiber
0g
0%
Sugars
9g
Protein
1g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
0%
0%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
0%
0%
Iron
2%
2%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
1
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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