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Cream Cheese Cranberry Muffins
 
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Prep Time: 15 Minutes
Cook Time: 20 Minutes
Ready In: 35 Minutes
Servings: 6
Moist and full of cranberries. Sweet with just enough tartness! Easy to make! These muffins are light and tasty and they freeze very well. I found the recipe in Christmas edition magazine from Dec 06 and just tried them last week. I have made them twice now! We all love them. I omit the pecans as my husband cannot eat nuts and we do not miss them!
Ingredients:
1 cup butter, softened
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
4 eggs
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 cups cranberries (i just use a whole 12 oz. bag, fresh or frozen, if frozen, do not thaw)
1/2 cup pecans, chopped
Directions:
1. In a large mixing bowl, cream the butter, cream cheese, sugar and vanilla.
2. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
3. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; stir into creamed mixture just until moistened.
4. Fold in cranberries and pecans.
5. (I put the cranberries in the food processor the first time I made them and this last time I just rough chopped them).
6. Fill greased or paper-lined muffin cups three-fourths full.
7. Bake at 350 degrees 20-25 minutes or until a tooth-pick comes out clean.
8. Cool for 5 minutes before moving to wire racks.
By RecipeOfHealth.com