Fruit Dream Cookies

Total Time: 54 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 9 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 cups chocolate chips
• 1/2 cup sugar-sweetened orange drink mix or 1/2 cup lemon drink mix or 1/2 cup cherry drink mix
• colored crystal sugar or coarse sugar, for decoration

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375°f.
• 2 in a large bowl, beat butter and shortening for 30 seconds.
• 3 add granulated sugar, drink mix, baking powder, and baking soda.
• 4 beat until fluffy, scraping sides of bowl occasionally.
• 5 beat in eggs and vanilla.
• 6 beat in as much flour as you can with mixer.
• 7 stir in any remaining flour and the baking pieces.
• 8 cover and chill dough 30 minutes or until easy to handle.
• 9 shape dough into 1 inch balls.
• 10 roll in colored or coarse sugar.
• 11 place balls 2 inches apart on un-greased cookie sheet.
• 12 bake in preheated oven for 9 – 11 minutes or until edges are just set (centers will still be soft).
• 13 let cool for 2 minutes on cookie sheet.
• 14 transfer to a wire rack and cool completely.