Here's my batch before I bagged them up.
I prepared three batches of Martha Stewarts recipe for Cranberry Coins. There was no time this year for anything fancier than this. The are very good and have the texture of shortbread or the "sandy" cookies.
Here's the recipe, which is copied from Martha Stewarts Holiday Cookie magazine issue for 2010.
CRANBERRY COINS
1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
3/4 cup confectioner's sugar, sifted
1 tsp. pure vanilla extract
2 cups all purpose flour, sifted
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 cup chopped dried cranberries
Beat butter, confectioner's sugar and vanilla with a wooden spoon until smooth. Add flour and salt; stir just till combined. Stir in dried cranberries. Divide dough into quarters.
On parchment, shape each portion into a log about 1-1/2 inches in diameter and 4 inches long. Wrap logs tightly in parchment or plastic wrap. Chill 30 minutes or up to 1 day. (Dough can be wrapped tightly in plastic and frozen for up to 1 month.)
Preheat oven to 325 degrees. With a sharp knife, slice dough into 1/4 inch thick rounds. Rotate log as you cut to keep it from flattening. Place rounds on parchment lined baking sheets, 1 inch apart.
Bake, rotating sheets halfway through, until the edges begin to turn golden, 20-22 minutes. Let cookies cool on sheets or wire racks. Cookies can be stored in an airtight container at room termperature for up to 2 weeks.
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These are nice, simple cookies that taste pretty good. They're not cloyingly sweet. I'll have to admit that I'm a big fan of dried cranberries. I love to throw them on my salad and while waiting for a batch of cookies to bake I threw them into my favorite breakfast.
Steel cut oatmeal. This batch happens to be from Hodgson Mill but I've also tried Quaker and McCann's.
Add some dried cranberries.
Delicious.
Have a great day everyone.
7 comments:
I don't know why I've never thought of making my shortbread into a log and then slicing it, instead of rolling individual balls and then flattening them with a glass. It seems like this would take half the prep time.
I don't know why I've never thought of making my shortbread into a log and then slicing it, instead of rolling individual balls and then flattening them with a glass. It seems like this would take half the prep time.
These cookies look delicious and easy too & I cannot believe I never thought to rotate the dough roll. Thanks for sharing the recipe & wisdom.
Peace,
Donna
In addition to cranberries, I add chopped walnuts and maple syrup to my oatmeal.
Yum. Me too. Cranberries, walnuts, maple syrup and vanilla low-fat yogurt is my favorite combo.
I love the slice and bake cookies. Especially the idea that they can be waiting in the freezer for a snowy day in January when the hoardes of holiday goodies have disappeared.
Thank you ffor sharing
Lovvely blog you have
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