🍒🌰 Cranberry Pistachio Shortbread Cookies
🧈 Ingredients
1 cup (225 g) unsalted butter, softened 🧈
½ cup powdered sugar 🍚
1 tsp vanilla extract 🌼
2 cups all-purpose flour 🌾
¼ tsp salt 🧂
½ cup dried cranberries, chopped 🍒
½ cup pistachios, shelled & chopped 🌰
Optional: 1 tsp orange zest 🍊 (adds a Mediterranean vibe!)
👩🍳 Instructions
Cream butter & sugar
In a bowl, beat the butter and powdered sugar until light and smooth 🌀
Add flavor
Mix in vanilla (and orange zest if using) 🌼🍊
Dry ingredients
Gradually stir in flour and salt until a soft dough forms 🌾
Fold in goodies
Gently mix in cranberries and pistachios 🍒🌰
Shape the dough
Form into a log (or press into a round disk), wrap in plastic, and chill for 1 hour ❄️
Slice & bake
Preheat oven to 325°F (165°C) 🔥
Slice dough into ½-inch rounds
Place on lined baking sheet
Bake
Bake for 15–18 minutes, until edges are lightly golden 🌟
Cool & enjoy
Let cool on a rack before serving 😋