Cranberry Cookies

From Cranberry Christmas by Wende and Harry Devlin

Maggie's Favorite Cranberry Cookies

(Get Mother or Dad to help)

• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• ¼ teaspoon baking soda
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ½ cup butter or margarine
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
• 1 egg
• ¼ cup milk
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 3 cups fresh or frozen cranberries, stemmed and chopped
• 1 cup chopped walnuts

Preheat oven to 375°. Measure flour, baking powder, soda, and salt into a bowl; stir with a fork to mix.

Cream butter and sugars in a large bowl until fluffy; beat in egg, milk, and lemon juice. Stir in flour mixture, a little at a time, until well blended; stir in cranberries and walnuts. Drop dough by teaspoonfuls, about 1 inch apart, onto greased cookie sheets.

Bake 15 minutes, or until firm and golden. Remove from cookie sheets to wire racks; cool.

Yield: about 8 dozen cookies.

Recipe tested by the Food Department of Parents Magazine