Cookies with Dry Fruits and Nuts

This is my submission for AFAM …A Fruit A Month hosted by Latha Narasimhan of http://theyumblog.wordpress.com/and for "Eat Christmas cookies" event hosted by susan of http://foodblogga.blogspot.com/2007/11/eat-christmas-cookies-food-blogga-event.html

Cranberries are a major commercial crop in certain US states and Canadian provinces. Most cranberries are processed into products such as juice, sauce, and sweetened dried cranberries, with the remainder sold fresh to consumers. Cranberry sauce is regarded an indispensable part of traditional American and Canadian Thanksgiving menus and European winter festivals. Cranberries are a source of polyphenol antioxidants, phytochemicals under active research for possible benefits to the cardiovascular system, immune system and as anti-cancer agents.

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Ingredients:

All purpose flour or maida-2 cups

Sugar (powdered)-2 cups

Butter or ghee-1 ½ cup

Baking powder-1 teaspoon

Dried Cranberries-few chopped

Pistachios-few chopped

vanilla essence-4 drops

Cookies, before baking…

Method:

1. Mix all the above ingredients into a tough dough except the dry fruits and nuts.
   

2. Roll the dough into big circles using the rolling pin.
   

3. Cut into small circles using a biscuit mold or any small lid. Garnish with the dry fruits and nuts.
   

4. Place them in a greased tray and bake for 5-6 minutes in oven toaster.
   

5. Allow them to cool and store in an air tight container.
   

Note: We can use other dry fruits like apricot, raisins and other nuts like almond, cashew etc.