Make these festive Pilgrim Cookies for your Thanksgiving guests. They embody the flavors of the season, with chocolate chips, dried cranberries, and walnuts.
Ingredients: 1 cup butter, softened. 1 cup granulated sugar. 1 cup brown sugar, packed. 2 large eggs. 1 teaspoon vanilla extract. 3 cups all-purpose flour. 1 teaspoon baking powder. 1/2 teaspoon baking soda. 1/2 teaspoon salt. 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon. 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg. 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves. 1 cup chocolate chips. 1 cup dried cranberries. 1/2 cup chopped walnuts.
Instructions: Preheat the oven to 350F 175C. In a large bowl, cream together the butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar until smooth. Beat in the eggs, one at a time, then stir in the vanilla extract. In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves. Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, mixing until just combined. Fold in the chocolate chips, dried cranberries, and chopped walnuts. Drop rounded tablespoons of dough onto ungreased baking sheets. Bake in the preheated oven for 10-12 minutes, or until the edges are lightly golden. Let the cookies cool on the baking sheets for a few minutes before transferring them to wire racks to cool completely. Once cooled, package the cookies as Thanksgiving cookie favors.
