Cranberry & Vanilla Chip Cookies & a Giveaway

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It is that time again! We are so excited to be an Early Bird Reviewer for Gooseberry Patch recipes books again this year.  This week I am sharing a recipe from 101 Farmhouse Favorites.

Farmhouse Favorites has 101 recipes that range from salads, appetizers, breakfasts, dinners, desserts and canning.  The recipes remind me of comfort things like wrapping up in a warm blanket or eating mom’s chicken soup when you feel sick.

The first recipe I tried from this book was the Cranberry and Vanilla Chip Cookies.

1/2 c. butter, softened

1 1/3 c. sugar

2 eggs, beaten

1 t. imitation butter flavor

1 3/4 c. all-purpose flour

1 c. long-cooking oats, uncooked

1 1/2 t. baking soda

1/2 t. salt

1 c. sweetened dried cranberries

1 c. white chocolate chips

Beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy.  Add eggs and butter flavor.  I didn’t choose to use the imitation butter flavor because we try to avoid things like that.  I used 1 t. pure organic almond extract instead.

Add flour, oats, baking soda and salt and mix together well.

Stir in the chocolate chips and cranberries.

I left out the cranberries for the majority of the cookies because my kids do not like them.  I liked the cookies without the cranberries but with them?  Wow!  They give the cookie the perfect bit of tart along with the sweet of the chocolate.

Bake at 350 degrees for 9-11 minutes.  Cool.

I was expecting these cookies to be chewy and soft.  I am not sure if I baked them too long or if I am still getting used to altitude cooking now that we live in Denver but they were crunchy, not chewy!

Do you want to win a copy of your own 101 Farmhouse Favorites?

How to Enter

We will be giving away ONE copy of the cookbook to one lucky winner. If you would like a chance to win, leave us a comment in this post and tell us about your favorite comfort or breakfast foods. Leave your comment before January 29, 2013 at 9:59 p.m. MST.

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Winners

We will choose ONE winner randomly and announce the results here on Threaded Together sometime after January 29, 2013.

Rules

No purchase necessary to enter or win. Sweepstakes is open only to legal residents of the 50 states and the District of Columbia and who are 18 years of age at time of entry. For this giveaway, entrants can enter 1 time. We will disqualify any entries that we believe are generated by scripts and other automated technology and Threaded Together assumes no responsibility for late or misdirected entries due to SPAM, technological issues or for prizes lost in transit.No substitutions including for cash are permitted, except Threaded Together reserves the right to substitute a prize of equal or greater monetary value for any prize. Void where prohibited by law. Winners shall be responsible and liable for all federal, state, and local taxes on the value of their prize. Relatives of Threaded Together are no eligible to win.

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