Cranberry Chocolate Cookies With A Kick

• 1 cup dried cranberries
• 1/4 cup coffee liqueur or strong brewed coffee
• 1-1/4 cups semisweet chocolate chunks
• 1/4 cup unsalted butter, cubed
• 2 large eggs
• 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
• 3 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
• 1/8 to 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper

1. Preheat oven to 350u0b0. In a small saucepan, combine cranberries and liqueur. Bring just to a simmer; remove from heat. In a microwave-safe bowl, microwave chocolate and butter on high in 30-second intervals until melted; stir until smooth (mixture will be thick). Cool slightly.
2. In a large bowl, beat eggs, brown sugar and vanilla on high until thickened, about 3 minutes; beat in chocolate mixture. In another bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, salt and seasonings; fold into sugar mixture just until combined. Fold in cranberry mixture.
3. Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls 2 in. apart onto parchment paper-lined
4. . Bake 10-12 minutes or until cookies are shiny and tops are crackly. Cool on pans 2 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool.

cranberries, coffee liqueur, semisweet chocolate, unsalted butter, eggs, brown sugar, vanilla, flour, baking powder, salt, ground cinnamon, freshly ground pepper, cayenne pepper

Taken from www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/cranberry-chocolate-cookies-with-a-kick/ (may not work)