Apple Cranberry Icebox Cookies

Total Time: 3 hrs 9 mins Preparation Time: 3 hrs Cook Time: 9 mins

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup light butter, softened (recipe actually calls for 50/50 butter blend, softened)
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/4 cup pasteurized liquid egg-whites, recipe calls for all whites 100% liquid egg whites
• 1 1/4 cups whole wheat flour
• 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1/3 cup dried apple, finely chopped
• 1/3 cup dried cranberries

Recipe

• 1 in large bowl, beat together butter, sugar and vanilla until creamy. beat in allwhites. add flour, cinnamon, baking soda and salt. beat until well mixed. stir in apples and cranberries.
• 2 on waxed paper, shape dough into about a 10-inch log. wrap tightly in paper; freeze at least 3 hours or until firm.
• 3 heat oven to 350°f with sharp knife cut log into 36 (1/4-inch) slices. place 1-inch apart on ungreased cookie sheet. bake 9 to 11 minutes or until cookies are a light golden brown. remove from cookie sheet immediately; cool completely on wire rack.