I’m loving these cranberries I bought when we visited the cranberry bogs and museum. They came frozen, so I’ll be making even more goodies with these tasty berries. This shortbread was delicious!! (My husband ate it so fast I didn’t get any pictures of them on the plate!!)
Here’s how you do it:
Put the cranberries in a bowl and sprinkle with 1/8 cup of sugar. Let them sit at room temperature.
Cream the butter and the remaining 1 cup of sugar together using an electric mixer.
When it gets creamy, add 1 teaspoon of the orange juice and the orange zest. Mix well.
In a large bowl using a whisk, stir the flour and salt together.
Add the butter mixture and mix with a wooden spoon. Once you have a shaggy dough, gently stir in the cranberries and walnuts.
Butter a 9X12 baking dish and press the dough into the bottom.
Bake at 350 degrees for about an hour. The top will be very lightly browned.
Remove from the oven and cool for about 15 minutes, then cut into squares. I used a bench scraper and it cut really easy.
Once they are cooled, carefully remove them from the pan.
Mix the remaining orange juice with the powdered sugar and drizzle over the top.
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Delicious, buttery cookies full of fresh cranberries and a touch of orange.
- 1-1/8 cup granulated sugar
- 1 pound butter, softened
- 4 cups all purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 cup fresh squeezed orange juice
- 1 teaspoon orange zest
- 1/2 cup frozen whole cranberries (do not thaw)
- 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
- 1 cup powdered sugar
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Put the cranberries in a bowl and sprinkle with 1/8 cup of sugar. Let them sit at room temperature.
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Cream the butter and the remaining 1 cup of sugar together using an electric mixer.
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When it gets creamy, add 1 teaspoon of the orange juice and the orange zest. Mix well.
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In a large bowl using a whisk, stir the flour and salt together.
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Add the butter mixture and mix with a wooden spoon. Once you have a shaggy dough, gently stir in the cranberries and walnuts.
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Butter a 9X12 baking dish and press the dough into the bottom.
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Bake at 350 degrees for about an hour. The top will be very lightly browned.
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Remove from the oven and cool for about 15 minutes, then cut into squares. I used a bench scraper and it cut really easy.
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Once they are cooled, carefully remove them from the pan.
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Mix the remaining orange juice with the powdered sugar and drizzle over the top.
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© Copyright 2023 The Lazy Gastronome
Great flavor and texture. Yum!
I have some frozen cranberries in my freezer right now and they need to be made into this delicious shortbread!
This was so good! Perfect with a cup of tea. Cranberry and orange are a lovely pairing.
This shortbread recipe looks so easy and delicious. I will def try to make this recipe this weekend.
such a yummy shortbread!
Short bread is so perfect for the holidays!
Delicious shortbread cookies with cranberries and oranges.