Cranberry Chocolate Shortbread Food

CRANBERRY-WHITE CHOCOLATE SHORTBREAD

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Beat butter and sugar in large bowl with mixer until light and fluffy. Add flour; mix well. Stir in chocolate and cranberries.
• Drop rounded tablespoons of dough, 2 inches apart, onto baking sheets; flatten slightly.
• Bake 10 to 14 min. or until lightly browned. Cool 5 min. on baking sheets. Remove to wire racks; cool completely.

CRANBERRY ORANGE SHORTBREAD

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Line bottom and sides of 13x9-inch pan with foil, leaving foil overhanging at 2 opposite sides of pan; spray foil with cooking spray.
• In large bowl, beat butter, powdered sugar, granulated sugar and orange peel with electric mixer on low speed until blended. Add vanilla. Beat on medium speed until light and fluffy. Stir in flour, cornstarch and salt. Stir in cranberries. Press dough evenly in pan.
• Bake 30 to 32 minutes or until set. Cool completely in pan on cooling rack. Use foil to lift out of pan. Cut into 8 rows by 4 rows.

CHOCOLATE SHORTBREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees F.
• In a mixing bowl, cream the butter, then add vanilla & mix well.
• In another bowl, whisk together flour, sugar & cocoa, then add to creamed mixture, beating about 3 minutes or until dough holds together.
• Pat the dough into a 9-inch by 4-inch rectangle, then cut into 2-inch by 1 1/2-inch strips.
• Place strips 1 inch apart on ungreased baking sheets.
• Prick each strip several times with a fork.
• Bake 20-25 minutes or until set.
• Set sheets on wire rack(s) to cool for 5 minutes, then remove shortbreat to wire rack(s) to cool completely.

ORANGE CHOCOLATE CRANBERRY SHORTBREAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
• With an electric mixer, beat the butter, sugar vanilla and orange zest until light and fluffy. Add the flour and salt. Beat until just combined.
• Then add the chocolate chips and cranberries.
• Divide the dough until two pieces. Press them evenly into 2- 8 inch round cake pans. Bake for 11-12 minutes-until golden around the edges.
• With a small sharp knife, score the shortbread into 8 wedges per pan.
• Allow to cool in the pans another 10 minutes. Then flip out of the pans the gently separate in to wedges.

CRANBERRY-WHITE CHOCOLATE SHORTBREAD

Steps:

• HEAT oven to 350°F Beat butter and sugar in large bowl with mixer until light and fluffy. Add flour; mix well. Stir in chocolate and cranberries.
• DROP rounded tablespoons of dough, 2 inches apart, onto baking sheets; flatten slightly.
• BAKE 10 to 14 minute or until lightly browned. Cool 5 minute on baking sheets. Remove to wire racks; cool completely.

CRANBERRY CHOCOLATE SHORTBREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Beat butter and sugar in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy.
• Add flour mix well.
• Stir in chocolate and cranberries.
• Drop by rounded tablespoons of dough, 2 inches apart, onto ungreased baking sheets. Flatten each ball of dough slightly.
• Bake 10-14 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool 5 minutes on baking sheets.
• Remove to wire rack, cool completely.

CRANBERRY SHORTBREAD STARS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat butter, confectioners' sugar and salt until blended. Beat in vanilla. Gradually beat in flour. Stir in cranberries., Shape dough into a disk; wrap in plastic. Refrigerate 30 minutes or until firm enough to roll., Preheat oven to 325°. On a lightly floured surface, roll dough to 1/4-in. thickness. Cut with a floured 2-in. star-shaped cookie cutter. Place 1 in. apart on greased baking sheets., Bake 12-15 minutes or until edges are golden brown. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool.

CRANBERRY SHORTBREAD BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°. In a large bowl, cream butter and confectioners' sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg. Combine flour, coconut and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Set aside 1 cup for topping. Spread remaining mixture into a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. Bake 10 minutes., Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, combine sugars and cornstarch. Stir in cranberries and apple juice. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cook and stir 5 minutes or until thickened. Remove from heat; stir in walnuts. , Spread over crust. Sprinkle with reserved crumb mixture. Bake 20-25 minutes or until golden brown and bubbly. Cool on a wire rack. Drizzle with white chocolate. Cut into bars.

CRANBERRY SHORTBREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
• Stir together flour, sugar & salt, then cut in butter until mixture resembles fine crumbs.
• Stir in cranberries, then form into a ball & knead until smooth.
• Divide dough in half.
• On a lightly floured surface, pat or roll each dough portion to a 1/2-inch thickness.
• Use a knife & cut into 24 2"x1" strips, then place these strips 1 inch apart on an ungreased baking sheet.
• Bake 20-26 minutes or until bottoms just start to brown.
• Cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes, then remove & cool completely on wire rack.