Orange Chocolate Cranberry Shortbread
By: Sommer
Published: Monday, December 13, 2010 - 6:23am

Ingredients




1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
1/2 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon orange zest
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
 cup mini chocolate chips
1/4 cup chopped dried cranberries

Preparation

1 Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. 2 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. 3 Then add the chocolate chips and cranberries. 4 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. 5 With a small sharp knife, score the shortbread into 8 wedges per pan. 6 Allow to cool in the pans another 10 minutes. Then flip out of the pans the gently separate in to wedges. 7 Makes 16 triangles.

About


Here's a favorite shortbread recipe, prepared in the traditional pan method. I've ramped them up a bit by adding orange zest, mini chocolate chips, and cranberries! We tried several combinations one day, and this was the standout!