White Chocolate Cranberry Pistachio Cookies

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1½ cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 cup white chocolate chips
• 1/2 cup chopped shelled pistachio nuts
• 1 cup dried cranberries
• Note: If using unsalted nuts, add ¼ teaspoon salt to the flour

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 375 F.
2. In a large mixing bowl, combine the butter and sugars.
3. Cream butter and sugars until fluffy using an electric mixer, 3-5 minutes. Mixture will become pale in colour.
4. Beat in the egg and vanilla extract.
5. In a separate bowl, combine the flour and baking soda.
6. Using a wooden spoon, slowly stir the flour mixture into the butter mixture, just until combined.
7. Stir in the white chocolate chips, dried cranberries and pistachio nuts.
8. On a greased or parchment paper lined cookie sheet, drop heaping spoonfuls of the batter.
9. Bake cookies for 8-10 minutes or until they begin to turn golden around the edges.
10. Cool cookies for 2 minutes on the cookie sheet before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely.