Orange Cranberry Shortbread Cookies Recipe
Delight your taste buds with these Orange Cranberry Shortbread Cookies, a perfect blend of citrusy zest and sweet cranberries in a buttery shortbread base. These cookies are easy to make and a great addition to your holiday baking repertoire.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Total Time: 50 minutes
- Yield: 24 cookies
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
For the Cookies:
- 1 ¼ cup all-purpose flour
- ⅓ cup + 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- ¼ teaspoon table salt
- 1 stick unsalted butter, cold and cut into ½-inch cubes
- ¼ cup fresh cranberries, finely chopped
- ½ tablespoon orange zest
For the Orange Glaze:
- 2/3 cup powdered sugar
- 3 teaspoons orange juice
Instructions
- To make the cookies: In a large mixing bowl, combine flour, sugar, cornstarch, and salt. Add the butter cubes and mix until the mixture resembles wet sand. Stir in the cranberries and orange zest. Shape the dough into a rectangle, chill, then slice into sticks. Bake until lightly browned.
- To make the orange glaze: Mix powdered sugar and orange juice until smooth. Drizzle over cooled cookies.
Notes
- Chilling the dough helps the cookies maintain their shape during baking.
- You can customize these cookies by adding chopped nuts or dried fruits.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 120
- Sugar: 8g
- Sodium: 50mg
- Fat: 5g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 18g
- Fiber: 0.5g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 15mg
