Cranberry Orange Shortbread Cookies

These cranberry orange shortbread cookies are perfect for sharing with friends and family or enjoying on your own. They have a wonderful crumbly texture with bursts of cranberry flavor and a hint of citrus from the orange zest. Enjoy them as a tasty treat with a cup of tea or coffee, and savor the delightful combination of flavors in every bite!

Lovely little matchsticks of shortbread. Flavored with cranberries and orange zest

Ingredients

1 1/4 C. A.P. Flour

1/3 C & 1 Tbl Sugar

1 Tbl Cornstarch

1/4 tsp Salt

1 Stick cold (cubed) unsalted Butter

1/4 C. Cranberries chopped

1/2 Tbl Orange Zest

1 C. chocolate

2 Tbl unsalted Butter

Instructions

Mix all the dry ingredients together in a mixer using the paddle attachment. Add in cold, cubed butter and mix for 3 minutes.

Add in the cranberries and the zest. Mix until the batter resembles wet sand.

Pour it out onto a silicone mat and form it into a rectangle. Place a piece of parchment on top and roll it out to a 4 x 12 inch rectangle. Cover and put into the freezer for 20 minutes.

Preheat the oven to 325

Slice dough into 24 sticks and arrange them onto a lined baking sheet. Bake for 20 minutes, or until they are lightly golden brown. Cool on a wire rack.

While they are cooling, boil some water on the stove top. When it’s reached a boil, turn off heat and place heat proof bowl with chocolate and butter to melt.

Once it’s good and melted, dip in the cooled cookies!!

Enjoy!!