Name: Cranberry-Orange Shortbread Cookies with Apricots
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 32
Ingredients: All-purpose flour - 1 ¾ cups; Baking powder - ¼ teaspoon; Salt - ¼ teaspoon; Ground nutmeg - ¼ teaspoon; Unsalted butter, softened - 1 cup; White sugar - ½ cup; Vanilla extract - 1 teaspoon; Oranges, zested - 2 large; Finely chopped dried cranberries - 1 cup; Finely chopped dried apricots - ½ cup

Cranberry-Orange Shortbread Cookies with Apricots

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20 min.

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Ingredients for - Cranberry-Orange Shortbread Cookies with Apricots

1. All-purpose flour - 1 ¾ cups

2. Baking powder - ¼ teaspoon

3. Salt - ¼ teaspoon

4. Ground nutmeg - ¼ teaspoon

5. Unsalted butter, softened - 1 cup

6. White sugar - ½ cup

7. Vanilla extract - 1 teaspoon

8. Oranges, zested - 2 large

9. Finely chopped dried cranberries - 1 cup

10. Finely chopped dried apricots - ½ cup

How to cook deliciously - Cranberry-Orange Shortbread Cookies with Apricots

1. Stage

Combine flour, baking powder, salt, and nutmeg in a bowl; mix together.

2. Stage

Cream butter in a large bowl using an electric blender until fluffy and lightened in color slightly. Add sugar and cream on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, several more minutes. Mix in vanilla and orange zest. Add flour mixture in 3 batches and mix until just combined, kneading the last addition by hand. Knead in cranberries and apricots.

3. Stage

Divide dough in half and roll out into two 1 1/2x7-inch long logs. Wrap each log in parchment paper and refrigerate until dough is chilled, at least 4 hours.

4. Stage

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.

5. Stage

Remove dough from the refrigerator and cut each log into about 16 slices that are 1/3-inch thick. Place slices 1 inch apart on prepared baking sheets.

6. Stage

Bake in the preheated oven until cookies just begin to turn slightly golden on bottom, 20 to 25 minutes. Cool on baking sheets for 5 minutes before removing to wire racks to cool completely. Store in an airtight container.