- ½ cup Cranberriesdried
- ¾ cup Sugardivided
- 2½ cups All-purpose flour
- ½ cup Buttercold, cubed
- 1 tsp Almond extract
- 1 tsp Orange zest
- 1 tbsp Orange juiceor 2 tbsp
- ½ cup Sugarto coat cookies
Cranberry Orange Shortbread Cookies
These homemade Cranberry Orange Shortbread Cookies have a perfect combination of winter flavors. For me, winter flavors are cranberries, oranges, a hint of almond, and of course, a high-quality real butter. The last one is the key ingredient that plays a crucial role in all shortbread cookies. So, please don’t substitute butter for margarine; otherwise, the recipe won’t work.
These shortbread cookies are so easy to make. You don’t even need a stand mixer, rolling pin, or cookie cutter because the dough easily rolls into a slice-and-bake log. To make the cookies even more attractive and to add them a sparkling finishing touch, I coat these cranberry shortbread cookies in sugar just before baking. Incidentally, this recipe makes enough cookies to fill several holiday cookie boxes. Enjoy your baking time!
To make these Cranberry Orange Shortbread Cookies, you will need the following ingredients:
Steps to make Cranberry Orange Shortbread Cookies
1 | Process cranberries and sugar | 1 |
2 | Combine flour and sugar | 1 |
3 | Add butter | 1 |
4 | Add extract, zest, juice, and cranberry mixture | 1 |
5 | Pulse to form dough | 2 |
6 | Shape dough and chill | 2h |
7 | Preheat oven | |
8 | Slice cookies | 2 |
9 | Coat with sugar | 2 |
10 | Bake | 12 |
11 | Cool | |
12 | Serve | |
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