Cranberry Shortbread Chews

This was originally in Chatelaine magazine.

I don't have a picture as they are never around very long.

1 1/2 cup flour

1/2 t. baking powder

1/4 t. salt

1 cup dried cranberries

2 T orange flavoured liqueur

3/4 c. butter

1 cup sugar

1 t. lime peel

1 t. vanilla

1 egg

1 cup coconut

1/2 c. coarsely chopped pecans

Preheat over 325F (160 C). Soak the cranberries in the liqueur.

Place butter in mixer bowl and beat butter and sugar.

Add egg.

Mix in the dry ingredients.

Stir in cranberries, coconut and pecans.

Roll dough into 1" or 2.5 cm balls and place them on a cookie sheet about 2" apart.

Bake until edges and undersides of cookies are golden brown about 12 minutes.

Let them cool on the cookie sheet 2 minutes and then transfer to a cooling rack.