Craving cookies? You don’t even have to wait for this cookie dough recipe to bake.
Melt-in-the-mouth-shortbread: It is a perfect gift that can be made into any shape and size. It is an excellent activity for young, aspiring bakers during the holiday season too.
Makes 30 biscuits
- Cream the butter, sugar and vanilla until light and fluffy.
- Sift the flour. Add two or three lots to the butter while beating slowly. You may need to do the last bit by hand to form the dough. Mix through the cranberries and chocolate.
- At this stage, you can make dough logs to wrap and gift.
- Preheat the oven to a non-fan bake at 170C, if baking.
- Roll the dough to 5mm thick, cut into desired Christmas shape, and place them on to flat oven trays.
- Cooking time may vary depending on the sizes and shapes you make. Bake for 15-18 minutes, keeping the shortbread pale in colour. Remove, sprinkle with caster sugar, and cool, then store in airtight containers.
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