1/2 c Butter; softened, (1 stick)
1 c Packed light brown sugar
1 lg Egg; at room temp.
1 ts Vanilla extract
1/2 ts Baking soda
1/2 ts Cream of tartar
1/2 ts Salt
2 1/2 c Flour
1/2 c Blanched almonds; finely
-chopped
1/2 c Cranberries; coarsely
-chopped
1 ts Grated lemon rind
-DECORATIONS-
Red and green decorating
-sugar
Halved fresh cranberries
Granullated sugar
Beat butter and brown sugar in large bowl at medium speed until fluffy.
Beat in egg, vanilla, baking soda, cream of tartar and salt. On low speed
beat in flour until blended. Stir in remaining ingredients. Divide in half.
Wrap separately and chill until firm, about 1 hour. Shape each half into an
8″ long log. Roll logs in colored sugar to coat. Wrap and chill until hard,
about 3 hours. Heat oven to 350 F. With serrated knife, cut 1 roll (keep
other refrigerated) into 1/4 inch thick slices. Place 1 inch apart on
lightly greased cookie sheets. Press a cranberry half on each. Dust with
sugar. Bake 12-14 minutes until edges are golden brown. cool on cookie
sheet on a wire rack, 3 minutes, then remove to rack to cool completely.
Storage Tip: Store airtight at cool room temperature up to 1 week, or
freeze up to 3 months. Prep Time: 30 minutes, Chill Time: 4 hours. Bake
Time: 14 mins. per batch. Low Cost. MC formatting by bobbi744@sojourn.com
Yields
64 Servings