Almond and cranberry shortbread

Almond and cranberry shortbread

  Ready in : 45 mins

Need a lacto ovo vegetarian dessert? Almond and cranberry shortbread could be a super recipe to try. This recipe serves 10. For 62 cents per serving, this recipe covers 8% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One portion of this dish contains roughly 5g of protein, 21g of fat, and a total of 350 calories. It is brought to you by Foodista. 7 people have made this recipe and would make it again. A mixture of blanched almonds and, icing sugar, egg yolks, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so scrumptious. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes. All things considered, we decided this recipe deserves a spoonacular score of 27%. This score is rather bad.

Ingredients

butter

butter

170 g

icing sugar

icing sugar

125 g

egg yolks

egg yolks

2

lemon juice

lemon juice

2 tsp

flour

flour

190 g

almonds

almonds

110 g

cranberries

cranberries

110 g

blanched almonds and

blanched almonds and

1 handful

Cooking in Steps

  1. 1
    Cream the butter for about 5 minutes until fluffy.

    butter

    butter

    cream

    cream

  2. 2
    Add powdered sugar, continue beating until the mixture is shiny and smooth.

    powdered sugar

    powdered sugar

  3. 3
    Add the yolks and lemon juice and whisk until fully incorporated.

    lemon juice

    lemon juice

    egg yolk

    egg yolk

    whisk
    whisk
  4. 4
    Mix flour and almonds and gradually add to the butter mixture.

    almonds

    almonds

    butter

    butter

    all purpose flour

    all purpose flour

  5. 5
    Mix until the doug has consistency of a thick paste. Do not overmix (too much mixing makes the cookies hard).

    cookies

    cookies

  6. 6
    Add dried cranberries by kneading by hand.

    dried cranberries

    dried cranberries

  7. 7
    Divide the dough into two equal parts, shape each part into a 20-22 cm long roll.

    dough

    dough

    roll

    roll

  8. 8
    Roll each of the rolls in chopped almonds and/ or pistachios sprinkled over two aluminum sheets long enough to wrap the roll of dough. With fingers lightly press the roll towards the center to remove any air bubbles or cracks from the dough.

    pistachio nuts

    pistachio nuts

    almonds

    almonds

    dough

    dough

    roll

    roll

    wrap

    wrap

  9. 9
    Wrap each roll in foil, twist the ends and place in the refrigerator for several hours, preferably overnight.

    roll

    roll

    wrap

    wrap

    aluminum foil
    aluminum foil
  10. 10
    Remove foil from a roll of dough (keep the other cool until use) and place on a cutting board. With a large, sharp knife cut the roll into 5-6 mm wide slices.

    dough

    dough

    roll

    roll

    cutting board
    cutting board
    knife
    knife
    aluminum foil
    aluminum foil
  11. 11
    Place the slices well apart, on a baking sheet covered with parchment paper.

    baking paper
    baking paper
    baking sheet
    baking sheet
  12. 12
    Bake the cookies in the oven preheated to 180C for about 12 min (be careful not to burn them).

    cookies

    cookies

    oven
    oven
  13. 13
    Let them cool on the sheet for about 5 minutes, then transfer to a rack or a plate to cool fully. Repeat with the second roll of dough.

    dough

    dough

    roll

    roll

  14. 14
    Store the cookies in an airtight container.

    cookies

    cookies