Pistachio Cranberry Shortbread Cookies Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 cup shelled pistachios, divided in two
- 2/3 cup sugar
- ¾ cup butter, softened
- 1 tablespoon vanilla
- ⅛ teaspoon sea salt
- 1 ¾ cups flour
- ½ cup Craisins (dried cranberries), coarsely chopped
Glaze
- ½ cup confectioners’ sugar
- 1 ½ tablespoons milk
Instructions
- In the bowl of a food processor, place the sugar and ½ cup of the pistachios. Pulse together until the pistachios are finely ground.
- In the bowl of an electric mixer, beat the butter and the pistachio-sugar on medium speed until light and creamy, about 3-4 minutes. Scrape down the bowl and add the vanilla and salt. Beat until combined. With the mixer on low speed, add the flour and mix just until the dough comes together but there is still flour visible. Pour in the craisins and mix until the flour is just incorporated.
- On a floured cutting board (or on a piece of plastic wrap – this is sometimes easier), roll the dough out to about ¼-inch thickness.
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Use a cookie cutter (mine was about 2-inches across) to cut the dough and place the cookie cutouts on your prepared baking sheet. Cover the cookies with plastic wrap and chill in the refrigerator for about 45 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Distribute the cookies so there are 12 cookies on each tray and bake for 8-12 minutes. They will stiffen and continue to cook after you take them out of the oven, so the edges should not be golden yet when you take them out. If you have more cookies than will fit on both sheets, place them back in the fridge while the other cookies bake. Place the cookies on a wire rack to cool completely.
- To make the glaze, whisk the confectioners’ sugar and milk together in a small bowl. Place a piece of parchment paper under the wire racks and use the whisk to drizzle the glaze over the cooled cookies. Sprinkle the pistachio crumbs over the glaze and drizzle glaze over the cookies again.
Courses Dessert, Snack
Cuisine Cookies
Recipe by Glitter, Inc. at https://glitterinc.com/frosted-pistachio-cranberry-shortbread-cookies-recipe/