Cranberry-Lemon Shortbread

Name: Cranberry-Lemon Shortbread
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 36 cookies
Ingredients: 1/2 lb unsalted butter, at room temperature; 1/2 cup light brown sugar; 1 egg yolk; 1 teaspoon finely grated lemon zest; 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1/2 cup dried and sweetened cranberries, finely chopped; 3/4 cup confectioners' sugar; 1/4 cup cranberry juice, 100% blend

Submitted by Chef mariajane

"Haul out you baking gear and welcome fall with a good old-fashioned bake-off. This is one of four classic fall recipes. Wrap them up for bake sales, or pack them for lunches, or enjoy them at home with a good cup of tea or a cold glass of milk - sooooo good!!!"

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Ready In:: 20mins
Ingredients:: 9
Yields:: 36 cookies

ingredients

¹⁄₂ lb unsalted butter, at room temperature
¹⁄₂ cup light brown sugar
1 egg yolk
1 teaspoon finely grated lemon zest
1 ³⁄₄ cups all-purpose flour
¹⁄₄ teaspoon salt
¹⁄₂ cup dried and sweetened cranberries, finely chopped
³⁄₄ cup confectioners' sugar
¹⁄₄ cup cranberry juice, 100% blend

directions

With an electric mixer, beat butter and brown until light and fluffy. Beat in egg yolk and lemon zest.
Combine flour, salt and cranberries. Gradually stir flour mixture into butter mixture, blending until smooth. Form dough into a ball and wrap with plastic wrap. Refrigerate for 30 minutes to make it easier to handle.
Preheat oven to 350°F Roll dough out on a lightly floured surface or between two sheets of parchment paper to 1/2 inch thickness. Cut into desired shaped with lightly floured cookie cutter or knife. Place cookies on ungreased cookie sheets and bake until lightly golden around the edges. , 15-20 minutes. Cool completely on wire rack.
ICING: Mix icing sugar and cranberry juice to form a pale pink icing. Keep covered until ready to use. Once cookies have cooled, decorate each cookie with icing and a piece of cranberry, and allow to firm up.

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Chef mariajane

I am a 56 year old Gramma that, for the first time in my life, has purchase myself a computer, and I didn't know what i was missing!! I have a husband tha I adore, and 4 grandchildren that of course surpass all others - lol - I am disabled, and am an at home person, so I have a lot of time on my hands, to play with my recipes, and I am enjoying every bit of it - My husband will eat anything that I cook, so I have carte blanche as far as that goes, so I have a great time trying out new recipes. Paula Deen has published some of my favorite cookbooks, her recipes are easy and quick to do. Her sweets are fantastics, especially her pound cakes, Yummm I guess the dish that I am famous for is my Christmas ham - my family all comes home for Christmas, and if i don't have my ham they are dissapointed, and my grandson wants the pistachio squares!!! so I guess that is the dishes that I'm famous for.

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