Name: Soft Sugar Cookies With White Chocolate, Almonds, and Cranberries
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 78
Ingredients: Shortening - 1 cup; Butter, softened - 1 cup; White sugar - 2 ¼ cups; Eggs - 3; Vanilla extract - 1 tablespoon; Almond extract - 1 teaspoon; All-purpose flour - 5 ¼ cups; Baking powder - 1 tablespoon; Salt - 1 ½ teaspoons; Slivered almonds, chopped - 1 cup; White chocolate chips - 1 cup; Cherry-flavored sweetened dried cranberries (such as cherry-flavor Craisins®) - 1 (6 ounce) package

Ingredients for - Soft Sugar Cookies With White Chocolate, Almonds, and Cranberries

1. Shortening 1 cup

2. Butter, softened 1 cup

3. White sugar 2 ¼ cups

4. Eggs 3

5. Vanilla extract 1 tablespoon

6. Almond extract 1 teaspoon

7. All-purpose flour 5 ¼ cups

8. Baking powder 1 tablespoon

9. Salt 1 ½ teaspoons

10. Slivered almonds, chopped 1 cup

11. White chocolate chips 1 cup

12. Cherry-flavored sweetened dried cranberries (such as cherry-flavor Craisins®) 1 (6 ounce) package

How to cook deliciously - Soft Sugar Cookies With White Chocolate, Almonds, and Cranberries

1 . Stage

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

2 . Stage

Beat sugar, shortening, and butter together in a large bowl with an electric mixture until smooth. Beat eggs, vanilla extract, and almond extract into butter mixture.

3 . Stage

Whisk flour, baking powder, and salt together in a bowl. Gradually add flour mixture to butter mixture until dough just comes together. Stir almonds, white chocolate chips, and dried cranberries into the dough.

4 . Stage

Drop rounded tablespoons of dough about 2 inches apart on baking sheets. Bake cookies until bottom edges are light golden brown, 10 to 12 minutes. Cool cookies for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.