Not-Just-for-Santa Cookies

Ingredients

• 1 tsp baking soda 
• 0.8 cup brown sugar packed
• 1 cup butter softened
• 1 cup cranberries dried
• 2  eggs 
• 2.3 cups flour 
• 0.3 cup granulated sugar 
• 3.4 oz jell-o vanilla flavor pudding instant
• 0.5 cup planters pecans chopped
• 12 oz baker's semi-sweet chocolate morsels 
• 1 tsp vanilla 

Equipment

• bowl
• baking sheet
• oven
• blender

Directions

1. Heat oven to 375F.
2. Beat butter, sugars, dry pudding mix and vanilla in large bowl with mixer until blended.
3. Add eggs and baking soda; mix well. Gradually beat in flour. Stir in remaining ingredients.
4. Drop tablespoons of dough, 2 inches apart, onto baking sheets.
5. Bake 8 to 10 min. or until golden brown. Cool 3 min. on baking sheets.
6. Remove to wire racks. Cool completely.