Dried Cranberry Shortbread

"This is a tasty treat from Martha Stewart Holiday Cookies 2005. It doesn't make a lot of cookies, but it's super easy."
 
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Ready In:
1hr
Ingredients:
6
Yields:
1 dozen
Serves:
4
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ingredients

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directions

  • Preheat oven to 325F with rack in center.
  • Put butter, sugar, vanilla, flour, and salt, in large mixing bowl. Stir together by hand until combined, but not creamy. Stir in dried cranberries.
  • Press dough evenly into 8" square baking pan.
  • Bake until firm and pale golden, about 30 minutes.
  • Let cool in pan on wire rack about 20 minutes.
  • Run knife around edges to loosen from pan and move to work surface, right side up.
  • Cut out using cookie cutter, or cut in to squares using knife.

Questions & Replies

  1. If you don't have unsalted butter can you just eliminate the salt called for in the recipe?
     
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Reviews

  1. Fantastic! I love how easy this is and how decadent the outcome is! I used a pastry cutter and cut the butter in until it resembled coarse meal or fine breadcrumbs. I love a recipe that inspires me to come up with alot of ideas, such as different dried fruit, nuts, chocolate, etc, as this one does - beautiful!! Thanks so much for posting this! Made for Top Favourites of 2009 Tag.
     
  2. Very good. I like the fact that it makes a small amount. I made as directed. Mine baked in exactly 30 minutes. Thanks Az G. Made for Ausie Swap #27.
     
  3. Made a double batch for a group I'm hosting tonight, & know they'll be a big success (I've already had 4 of them, so . . .)! Definitely worthy of the holiday gift basket, or company or the bake sale! Thanks for sharing the recipe! [Tagged, made & reviewed for one of my swapmates in the Aus/NZ Recipe Swap #25]
     
  4. Amazing flavour! I received this from Az G, my partner in the 2008 Holiday Cookie Swap. This recipe is going straight into my cookie file. Thanks again Az.
     
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