Fresh Cranberry Shortbread Cookie Recipe
This festive fresh cranberry cookie recipe uses fresh cranberries instead of dried giving them a nice tart sweet flavor.
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter room temperature
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup fresh cranberries roughly chopped
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon grated lemon zest
Instructions
- Combine butter and sugar and mix together in a mixing bowl and beat on medium speed until well blended.
- Add the flour about 1/2 at a time and mix until combined.
- Add chopped raw cranberries and lemon zest, mix well.
- Transfer about 1/2 of the cookie dough onto plastic wrap and roll into a log.
- Continue with the remaining dough.
- Refrigerate for at least 1 hour or overnight.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees
- Slice dough into 1/4 inch rounds onto baking sheets and bake for 8-10 minutes.
- Switch pans by moving the top pan to the bottom and the bottom pan to the top, then bake for an additional 8-10 minutes or until the cookies start to brown.
- Remove the baked cookies from oven for a few minutes then transfer to a wire rack to finish cooling.
- Store in an airtight container or freeze.
- Makes about 2.5 dozen.
Notes
I prefer fresh but some readers have tried frozen and like them with this recipe. One notes that they may turn the dough a little pink but you may like that look.
If you find that there is a lot of liquid when you chop the berries try to remove it with a paper towel. This will keep the dough from turning pink.
I added a little lemon zest for flavor however, many people have said that they added orange zest for a cranberry orange cookie.
Nutrition
Serving: 1gCalories: 99kcalCarbohydrates: 10gProtein: 1gFat: 6gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.3gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 16mgSodium: 49mgPotassium: 14mgFiber: 0.3gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 191IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 3mgIron: 0.4mg
Nutritional information is provided as a courtesy and is an estimate only. This information comes from online calculators. Although attempts have been made to provide accurate nutritional information, these figures are only estimates.
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