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Luscious Cookie Recipe

Aug 16, 2024

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Recipe credit: Sandra Biehl

Ingredients

  • 1 cup butter

  • 2 eggs

  • 3/4 cup sugar

  • 3/4 cup brown sugar

  • 1 tsp vanilla

  • 2 1/4 cup flour

  • 2 tsp baking powder

  • 1 tsp baking soda 1 tsp salt

  • 1 cup craisins

  • 1 cup dried apricots (cut)

  • 1 cup pecans

  • 3/4 cup coconut

  • 1 cup white chocolate chips

  • 1 cup dried cherries


Luscious Cookie Recipe Instructions

  1. Cream together butter, sugars, eggs, and vanilla

  2. Mix in flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.

  3. Mix in the rest of the ingredients

  4. Drop 1/4 cup of batter on baking sheet (should be able to fit about 20 cookies on a cookie sheet)

  5. Bake at 350 degrees for 14 minutes


Variations Using the base recipe of Luscious Dough (without fruits/nuts/etc.)

  • Sprinkles for any holiday you can think of (usually you can find color assortments of sprinkles at your local Walmart/Target that are seasonally appropriate): add more than you think you should to the dough and save some to sprinkle on the top before baking

    • Halloween: green, purple, black, orange

    • Thanksgiving: red, orange, yellow

    • Christmas: red, green

    • Christmas variant: blue, silver, white

    • Valentines: red, pink, purple

    • St Patrick’s: green, gold

    • 4th of July/Memorial Day: red, white, blue

    • Birthday: assorted/rainbow

  • M&Ms or mini M&Ms

  • Chocolate chips (any kind you’d like, a good one is a mix of semisweet, milk, and white)

  • Sweetened coconut and toasted pecans

  • For Halloween: candy corn (and add one to the top before baking)

  • Mint chocolate chips (the seasonal ones from Trader Joe’s are great)

  • Nonpareils - just one large on the top before baking


This delightful Luscious Cookie Recipe, packed with the rich flavors of dried fruit, nuts, and white chocolate, are a true treat for the senses. Whether you're sharing them with loved ones or savoring them on your own, they’re sure to bring warmth and joy to any occasion. Enjoy each bite of these deliciously chewy cookies, and don't be surprised if they quickly become a new favorite in your home!

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