Holiday Shortbread

Total Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup cranberries, cut into small peices
• 2 cups all-purpose flour, sifted
• 1 dash clove
• 1/8 teaspoon cinnamon

Recipe

• 1 beat butter, sugar, and vanilla until smooth.
• 2 add cranberries, flour cloves, and cinnamon.
• 3 mix until doughy.
• 4 if you wish to divide dough in half, now is the time to do it.
• 5 place dough on floured wax paper and with floured hands, form into a log. approximately 1 1/2 around.
• 6 wrap log(s) snugly in paper, then refrigerate until firm. about 1 to 1 1/2 hours.
• 7 once firm, unwrap log(s) and slice dough into cookies just under 1/2 inch thick. let sit at room temperature for five minutes if crumbling occurs.
• 8 place on cookie sheet about 1 inch apart and cook at 350 degrees until lightly golden. (approximately 20 minutes).
• 9 cool and enjoy!