Cranberry Shortbread Stars

Baked Goods, Cookies

Prep Time: 20 min Cook Time: prep: 20 min. + chilling bake: 15 min./batch Servings: About 3 dozen Source:

Ingredients

1 cup Kerrygold Unsalted Pure Irish Butter, softened

3/4 cup confectioners' sugar

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

2 cups all-purpose flour

1/2 cup finely chopped dried cranberries

Directions

In a large bowl, beat butter, confectioners' sugar and salt until blended. Beat in vanilla. Gradually beat in flour. Stir in cranberries.

Shape dough into a disk. Cover and refrigerate 30 minutes or until firm enough to roll.

Preheat oven to 325°. On a lightly floured surface, roll dough to 1/4-in. thickness. Cut with a floured 2-in. star-shaped cookie cutter. Place 1 in. apart on greased baking sheets.

Bake 12-15 minutes or until edges are golden brown. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool.

Nutrition

1 cookie: 87 calories, 5g fat (3g saturated fat), 14mg cholesterol, 74mg sodium, 10g carbohydrate (4g sugars, 0 fiber), 1g protein.