Cornmeal Cranberry Cookies

Ingredients

• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup yellow cornmeal
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 3 sticks (1 1/2 cups) unsalted butter
• softened
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 2 cups dried cranberries

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350F.
2. In a bowl whisk together flour, cornmeal, baking powder, and salt.
3. In a large bowl with an electric mixer cream together butter and sugar until light and fluffy and beat in eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition.
4. Add flour mixture and vanilla and stir until combined well.
5. Stir in cranberries.
6. Drop dough by rounded teaspoons 2 inches apart onto greased baking sheets and bake cookies in batches in middle of oven 16 to 18 minutes, or until golden.
7. Transfer cookies with a spatula to racks to cool.
8. Cookies keep in airtight containers 5 days.