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Cranberry Shortbread Cookies
Cranberry shortbread cookies are buttery, soft, and they melt in your mouth! Hands down, one of the best Christmas cookies to make and share.
Prep Time
15 mins
Servings: 28
Calories: 124 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 1 cup salted butter (softened, but not melted)
- ½ cup powdered sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- ½ cup corn starch
- ½ cup finely chopped dried cranberries
- ½ cup white chocolate chips
Instructions
- Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper. Set aside.
- Preheat oven to 325 F.
- In a large bowl use an electric mixer to cream the butter until light and creamy.
- Mix in the vanilla.
- Gradually add the icing sugar to the butter mixture beating well.
- In a medium bowl mix together the flour and cornstarch.
- Gradually stir the flour/cornstarch mix into the creamed mixture until just incorporated.
- Fold in the cranberries and white chocolate. Mix just enough to evenly combine.
- Use your hands to form the dough into a ball.
- On a floured surface roll the dough to ¼ inch thick.
- Use a 2 ½ inch round cutter to cut out cookies and place on prepared pans.
- **Chill the dough for about 30 minutes before baking.**
- Bake for about 18-20 minutes, until just set and very lightly browned on the edges.
- Allow to cool on the pans for 5 minutes before removing cookies to wire rack to cool completely.
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Notes
- The calories shown are based on the recipe making 28 cookies, with 1 serving being 1 cookie. Since different brands of ingredients have different nutritional information, the calories shown are just an estimate. **We are not dietitians and recommend you seek a nutritionist for exact nutritional information.**
Nutrition Information
Calories
124kcal
(6%)
Carbohydrates
13g
(4%)
Protein
1g
(2%)
Fat
8g
(12%)
Saturated Fat
5g
(25%)
Cholesterol
18mg
(6%)
Sodium
61mg
(3%)
Potassium
18mg
(1%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
5g
(10%)
Vitamin A
203IU
(4%)
Calcium
9mg
(1%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 28Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 124
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 124kcal | 6% |
| Carbohydrates | 13g | 4% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 8g | 12% |
| Saturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Cholesterol | 18mg | 6% |
| Sodium | 61mg | 3% |
| Potassium | 18mg | 0% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 5g | 10% |
| Vitamin A | 203IU | 4% |
| Calcium | 9mg | 1% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.