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4.50 from 6 votes

Cranberry Orange Shortbread Cookies

Delicious Cranberry Orange Shortbread Cookies just in time for the holiday season. They're citrusy and sweet with yummy white chocolate drizzled on top - the perfect cookie for any fall get together.
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Total Time30 minutes
Servings: 30
Cuisine: Cookies
Author: Melanie Cagle

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Equipment

Ingredients

  • 1 ½ cup Butter softened (salted)
  • 1 cup Granulated Sugar
  • ½ teaspoon Almond Extract
  • 2 ½ cups All Purpose Flour
  • 2 Tablespoons Cornstarch
  • 2 Tablespoons Orange Zest
  • 1 cup Dried Cranberries finely chopped (Craisins)
  • 2 ounces of White Chocolate melted

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 325°F. 
  • In a medium bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until fluffy.  Mix in the almond extract.
  • In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour and cornstarch.
  • Add the flour mixture to the butter mixture and mix until incorporated.
  • Stir in the orange zest and dried cranberries.
  • Empty the dough onto a well-floured surface, then roll the dough out to about a ¼ inch thick. 
  • Cut out the cookies with a 2.5 inch cookie cutter.
  • Place the cookies on cookie sheets lined with parchment paper.
  • Bake the cookies at 325 degrees for 12 minutes.  (Or until just turning golden on the edges.)
  • When the cookies have cooled completely, use a fork to drizzle the white chocolate over them. 

Notes

These cookies can spread a bit when baking so leave some space between each one on the cookie sheet. If you want that smooth, rounded look for your cookies you can bake them for 10 minutes then pull them out of the oven and set the cookie cutter just carefully around the edge of a cookie and move in a circular motion to shape the cookie and smooth the edges, then return them to the oven to finish baking. Otherwise, when you bake them you will get that traditional spreaded look.
You could also refrigerate the cookies for 1 hour before cooking, that will also stop some of that spreading.

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 349kcal | Carbohydrates: 42g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 20g | Saturated Fat: 12g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 50mg | Sodium: 151mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 23g
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