How to Make Pistachio Cranberry Shortbread Cookies Flavored with Orange Video Recipe by Bhavna

#Baking These incredibly soft and buttery, salty and real orange flavored cranberry pistachio cookies will be your new favorite. There is so much texture in every bite of these holiday cookies!
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RECIPE DESCRIPTION:
Ingredients
FOR THE COOKIE DOUGH
Butter 1 1⁄2 Cup (24 tbs), softened (3 Sticks of Butter used)
Sugar 3⁄4 Cup (12 tbs)
Fresh orange juice 1⁄4 Cup (4 tbs)
Orange zest 1 1⁄2 Tablespoon
Salt 1⁄4 Teaspoon
Baking powder 1⁄2 Teaspoon
Plain flour 3 Cup (48 tbs)
THE ADD-INS
Pistachios 1 Cup (16 tbs), roasted, roughly chopped
Cranberries 1 Cup (16 tbs)
Things You Will Need
1. Electric mixer
2. Plastic wrap
3. Baking trays
Directions
GETTING READY
1. Into a mixer, cream together the butter and sugar.
2. When the sugar and butter are well incorporated, add the fresh orange juice and orange zest. Blend again.
3. Then, add the salt and baking powder.
4. Add 1/2 of the flour and begin by mixing at a very low speed. Then, add the rest of the flour and blend again until well combined.
5. Add the pistachios, cranberries and mix again at low speed for a couple of minutes. (Make sure no to over mix the dough)
6. Remove the dough onto a large plate and form into a 2-inch diameter log. Break into two logs, as shown in the video.
7. Wrap both the logs using a plastic wrap and smooth-en them as much as possible.
8. Refrigerate overnight or at least for 5 hours or you may freeze for about 30 minutes.

MAKING
9. Preheat the oven to 350 F.
10. Unwrap the logs, using a knife cut the logs into 1/4-inch thick cookies and arrange on cookie trays, as shown in the video.
11. Place into the preheated oven and bake for about 15 - 20 minutes or until you see the edges turning a nice golden color.
12. Once done, remove from the oven and transfer onto a cooling rack, allow to cool.

SERVING
13. Serve as a snack.

[Bhavnaskitchen]

Think! Super easy recipe, can't go wrong!

[Bhavnaskitchen]

I am in India at my parents house at presents and I use grill+convection mode for all baking and result is great.

[minih]

Now thats done perfectly. I will try these

[elodiecalicharane]

Dear bhavna
i must thank you for much for your nice recipes
i have tried the rice base for byriani and it turned out really nice and flavourful

[sulabhadn]

I keep watching your videos and have found them very useful.I have made dhoklas and handvo and many other dishes, but I do want to know what mixer grinder you use for making idli/dosa batter, or even to grind coconut for fish curries

[gjgarima]

Hi, i tried it with ghee an that even in gas ove, it comes out to be awesome:)also tell me when we bake such stuff (cakes, cookies, cheese pasta, naan,)in electric oven, what mode and temperature should use ..? Mode option-upper heat, up down heat, grill,convection.

[Bhavnaskitchen]

Yes, these shortbread cookies are all about melt in your mouth but you can reduce butter. And it looks like more butter because I made 40 big cookies dough.

[purnimasharma]

Hi bhavna yesterday i tried making these cookies it had a grt taste.

[d.l.sosnik]

Yum ! Looks delicious ! Thanx, again, Ms. Bhavna.

[Bhavnaskitchen]

1 cup is about 100gm or use chart on my website.

[Flavours]

like it..can u please share profitroles..recipe.thanks Bhavna.

[ashnehrj]

Hi Bhavna,
This recipe is awesome, I tried it and turned out delicious.
Can you please post recipe for jeera biscuit and some other salty indian cookies too?

Thanks a lot...keep up the good work.

[asianlite]

Hi sister, is that a dried cranberry or fresh ones? Very nice...thank you..gd bless you my sister...:)

[Bhavnaskitchen]

Haven't tried with other flour yet.

[ree]

my mum had made them in the 90's she also used to add almonds minus orange zest ...are really tasty 

[Bhavnaskitchen]

Cookies should be baked and not toasted so baking is the right option but I do not have much experience with OTG on how to bake goods perfect.

[chiaraippoliti]

Are you in one of the tastemade kitchens? It likes one I've seen before. It is lovely as are those cookies! I wish I could make them, but it calls for too much butter and I don't like nuts. :(

[Sharifapatel]

hey bhava I made them and they came out so good and by the way I looove cranberries 1 of my favroites is that ur kitchen do u live in that house with this big noce kitchen plz reply

[Bhavnaskitchen]

I have already posted banana nut bread and will sure post more bread recipe but I do not own breadmaker.

[nehgh]

When you EAT, is the texture like bread (like banana bread) or cookie?