Pistachio & Cranberry Cookies

Makes 3 dozen cookies

Ingredients: 

1 ½ c flour

½ tsp cinnamon

¼ tsp salt

1 ½ sticks (3/4 C) unsalted butter – softened

¼ c and 2 tbs of sugar

½ tsp grated orange zest

½ cup shelled pistachios (unsalted)

1/3 cup dried cranberries or dried cherries

1 large egg- beaten

¼ cup coarse sugar (demerara sugar)

Directions: 

Mix flour, cinnamon and salt.  Beat together, the butter, sugar, zest in a large bowl –about 3 minutes with a mixer.  Reduce speed to low, add the flour in 3 batches.  Mix in the nuts and cranberries and divide into 2 pieces.  Roll into 1 ½ “ diameter logs.  Wrap in plastic and refrigerate 2 hours.

Preheat oven to 350F.

Brush with egg and roll in course sugar.

Slice into ¼ “ cookies.

Bake in upper & lower 3^rd of oven at 350F on parchment paper.

Bake 15-18 minutes.  Let cool slightly on sheets and then transfer to rack to cool.