Cranberry-Orange Shortbread Cookies

By shirl1_

THE KEEP ON HAND COOKIE

Ingredients

• Hands-on Time: 15 min.; Total Time: 5 hr. 15 min.
• Yield: Makes 4 dozen
• Ingredients
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 3/4 cup powdered sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• Wax paper

Details

Servings 12

Preparation

Step 1

Preparation
1. Beat 1 cup softened butter at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy. Gradually add 3/4 cup powdered sugar, beating until smooth. Stir in vanilla extract and almond extract until blended.

2. Stir together 2 cups flour, 1/4 tsp. baking powder, and 1/8 tsp. salt.

3. Gradually add flour mixture to butter mixture, beating at low speed until blended.

4. Shape shortbread dough into 2 (7-inch) logs. Wrap each log in wax paper, and chill 4 hours, or freeze logs in zip-top plastic freezer bags up to 1 month.