Dessert for 24

Cranberry Pistachio Cookies

Name: Cranberry Pistachio Cookies
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 24 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 betty crocker sugar cookie mix; 1/4 cup flour; 1/2 cup butter; 2 eggs; 1 cup dry roasted salted pistachio nuts; 1/2 cup dried cranberries; optional - green food coloring

$1.12for 420 minServes 24

Sugar cookie mix makes soft cookies with crunchy pistachios and chewy dried cranberries.

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What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Crackers, 1 oz$0.22/oz typical	1 oz	$0.22Typical price
	Butter, 4 oz$0.40/oz typical	4 oz	$1.60Typical price
	Eggs, 2$0.30 each typical	2	$0.60Typical price
	Nuts and seeds, 4.5 oz$0.70/oz typical	4.5 oz	$3.15Typical price
	Dried fruit and raisins, 2.5 oz$0.45/oz typical	2.5 oz	$1.13Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$6.75

Swaps

Swap butter for margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices

Pantry staples you likely have

Flour

Not included in the cost.

20 minstart to table
Easydifficulty
24servings as written
$typical cost tier

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Typical price

$0.28 per serving$1.12 for 4

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Ingredients

1 betty crocker sugar cookie mix
1/4 cup flour
1/2 cup butter
2 eggs
1 cup dry roasted salted pistachio nuts
1/2 cup dried cranberries
optional - green food coloring

Steps

Heat the oven to 350 F and line baking sheets with parchment.
Stir the cookie mix and flour together in a large bowl.
Beat in butter and eggs until a soft dough forms.
Fold in pistachios and dried cranberries, adding green food coloring if desired.
Drop rounded spoonfuls onto the baking sheets and bake for 10 to 12 minutes until the edges are lightly golden.
Cool the cookies on the sheets for 5 minutes before moving them.

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