Orange Chocolate Cranberry Shortbread Food

ORANGE CRANBERRY BARS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine flour and sugar; cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in pecans. Press into an 8x4-in. loaf pan coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350° for 15 minutes., Meanwhile, in another bowl, combine the egg, milk, orange zest and vanilla. Combine sugar and flour; gradually add to egg mixture and mix well. Fold in the cranberries, coconut and pecans. Spread over crust. , Bake for 15-20 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on a wire rack.

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 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.