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Cran-Orange and Date-Nut Cookies

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By Betty Crocker Kitchens
Updated Apr 29, 2009
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Prize-Winning Recipe 2006! Bite into a chewy cookie chock-full of fruit, nuts, coconut and candy.

Cran-Orange and Date-Nut Cookies

  • Prep Time 60 min
  • Total 60 min
  • Servings 42
  • Ingredients 13
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Ingredients

  • 1/3 cup dried cranberries
  • 1/4 cup chopped orange slice candy
  • 1/4 cup coarsely chopped dates
  • 2 tablespoons fresh orange juice
  • 1 pouch (17.5 oz) Betty Crocker™ Sugar Cookie Mix
  • 2 tablespoons Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1/3 cup butter or margarine, softened
  • 1 teaspoon grated orange peel
  • 1 egg
  • 1 cup chopped pistachio nuts
  • 1/2 cup flaked coconut
Make With
Gold Medal Flour

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Heat oven to 375°F. In small bowl, stir together cranberries, chopped candy, dates and orange juice; set aside.
  • Step 
    2
    In large bowl, stir together cookie mix, flour, cinnamon and ginger. Stir in butter, orange peel and egg until dough forms. Stir in cranberry mixture, pistachio nuts and coconut until thoroughly mixed. On ungreased cookie sheets, drop dough by teaspoonfuls 2 inches apart.
  • Step 
    3
    Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until edges are light golden brown. Cool 5 minutes; remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks. Store in tightly covered container.

Nutrition

100 Calories
4 1/2g Total Fat
1g Protein
15g Total Carbohydrate
9g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Cookie
Calories
100
Calories from Fat
40
Total Fat
4 1/2g
7%
Saturated Fat
1 1/2g
8%
Trans Fat
1/2g
Cholesterol
10mg
3%
Sodium
45mg
2%
Potassium
50mg
1%
Total Carbohydrate
15g
5%
Dietary Fiber
0g
0%
Sugars
9g
Protein
1g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
0%
0%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
0%
0%
Iron
2%
2%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
1
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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