Fruit Cookies
1 cup butter,softened
scant 3/4 cup sugar
1 egg yolk, lightly beaten
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup dried blueberries
1/2 cup dried cranberries
1/2 cup pine nuts, chopped
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Line a sheet pan with parchment paper. In a large bowl, combine the butter and sugar. Add the egg yolk and vanilla; beat until well combined. Sift the flour, cinnamon, and salt together; add to the butter mixture. Add the blueberries and cranberries; stir all until thoroughly combined.
Place the pine nuts in a shallow dish. Scoop up a tablespoon of the cookie dough, roll into a ball, then roll the ball in the pine nuts to coat. Place on the prepared pan, spaced well apart and flatten slightly. Bake in preheated oven for 10 -15 minutes. Cool on baking sheet for 5 - 10 minutes, then use a metal spatula to transfer cookies to a wire rack to continue cooling.