Chocolate, Walnut, and Cranberry Coins

Name: Chocolate, Walnut, and Cranberry Coins
Yield: Makes about 10 dozen
Ingredients: Basic Vanilla Cookie Dough; 1/2 cup chopped semisweet chocolate; 1/2 cup toasted walnuts; 1/2 cup dried cranberries; 1 1/2 cups ground toasted walnuts (for rolling)

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Source: Martha Stewart Living, December 2010

Makes about 10 dozen

Yield

Ingredients

Basic Vanilla Cookie Dough
1/2 cup chopped semisweet chocolate
1/2 cup toasted walnuts
1/2 cup dried cranberries
1 1/2 cups ground toasted walnuts (for rolling)

Directions

1. Once the flour is incorporated according to dough recipe, beat in chocolate, walnuts, and cranberries. Divide dough into 2 pieces. Shape each into a 10-inch log. Coat each in ground nuts, if using. Wrap in parchment. Refrigerate until very firm, about 2 hours.
2. Slice dough crosswise slightly thicker than 1/8 inch. Reshape if needed. Bake at 350 degrees on parchment-lined baking sheets until firm, 12 to 14 minutes.