Orange Cranberry Icebox Shortbread Cookies

Orange Cranberry Icebox Shortbread Cookies
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There’s something festive about orange cranberry icebox shortbread cookies that I love. While everyone else bakes up chocolate or fudgy treats, I like to break the mold <haha, break the cookie mold>. That’s the great thing, not only is this cookie equally as festive, but its a great contrast and pairing to all the other treats that are around, especially Christmas 😉

Don’t forget that icebox or freezer cookies are especially convenient to have around for visiting company, afternoon teas and the unanticipated moments in life when a cookie is necessary.

Taste: great zing with the orange and cranberry
Texture: crispy exterior, but still great shortbread melting on your tongue for a delicious balance

For this week’s “Christmas Goodies” theme for Supper Challenge, I finally get the chance to bake up some of my favorites like Whipped Shortbread and Chinese Coconut Buns (Gy Mei Bao) (recipe to come). I know you’re curious to see what this tastes like, bake with me!

Orange Cranberry Icebox Shortbread Cookies

Orange Cranberry Icebox Shortbread Cookies

An anytime and even better, festive cookie, the tangy zing of orange cranberry icebox shortbread cookies are a winner!
Stores well wrapped in wax paper and large freezer bag in the freezer for the unexpected or moments in life when convenience cookies are needed.
Servings 32 Cookies – 1.5″ rounds

Equipment

  • Wax paper
  • Parchment paper
  • Baking sheets
  • Electric mixer

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups all purpose flour
  • ¼ teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 cup salted butter softened
  • ¾ cup icing/ confectioner’s sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 tablespoons grated orange zest
  • 1 ¼ cup dried cranberries chopped

Instructions
 

  • In a small bowl, stir flour and baking powder and set aside.
  • In large bowl, combine salted butter and icing sugar.
  • Using an electric mixer, mix butter and sugar on low speed for 1 minute until combined.
  • Increase speed on electric mixer to medium speed for 5 minutes until butter and sugar mixture is lighter in color and fluffy in texture.
  • Mix vanilla and orange zest into butter sugar mixture.
  • Add flour, baking powder and dried cranberries to the butter sugar mixture.
  • On electric mixer on medium speed, mix all cookie ingredients until combined. Dough will appear as small clumps unless pinched or pushed together.
  • Divide dough onto 2 sheets of ~10”x10” wax paper. Push dough together into a 1.5” wide log and roll wax paper around to make a cylinder/ log shape. Place into fridge to chill dough for 2+ hours or into freezer for 20 minutes.
  • When ready to bake, preheat oven to 350F.
  • Remove wax paper and slice dough into ¼ to ½ inch slices and lay on parchment laid baking sheet.
  • Bake for 10-12 minutes until edges begin to brown. Allow to cool on baking sheet.

Notes

Stores well wrapped in wax paper and large freezer bag in the freezer for the unexpected or moments in life when convenience cookies are needed.
Keyword butter, Christmas, Cookie, cranberry, orange zest, Shortbread, vanilla


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