Ingredients

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  2. In a large bowl mix the first 7 ingredients until well blended.
  3. Stir in the flour one cup at a time.
  4. When smooth, mix in cranberries & pistachios.
  5. Pat the dough into a smooth round dome in the mixing bowl, then cut it into quarter sections. Slowly shape each section, patting & rolling it carefully, first into a log, & then into a seamless loaf about 13" long & 4" wide. Place two of the loaves on a 15"x10" baking sheet.
  6. Bake loaves for 45 minutes, checking them every 15 minutes to see if the dough is spreading out & becoming too flat. If it is, reshape the loaf with a spatula.
  7. Remove loaves from the oven & allow them to cool. When cool, cut each loaf into 1" slices & then cut those slices in half. Place the slices back on the baking sheet, STANDING UP & SEPARATED FROM ONE ANOTHER, then bake them for another 10 minutes or so.
  8. Remove cookies from the oven & cool them completely before storing them in an air tight container.