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Chocolate Dipped Cranberry Rosemary Shortbread

December 16, 2015 by Krista 8 Comments

Buttery cookies are on the menu today, which is great news for all the shortbread lovers out there! I’m a huge shortbread fan myself, specifically Walker shortbread. Seriously, I cannot be trusted around a tin of those sweet, crumbly gems. So I decided to make my own homemade shortbread and give it away to friends, family, and fellow bloggers!

Chocolate Dipped Cranberry Rosemary Shortbread | Destination Delish

If you want to easily take the standard shortbread cookie to the next level, jazz it up with dried fruit, an herb, and dip it in chocolate. That’s what I did with this Chocolate Dipped Cranberry Rosemary Shortbread. With each buttery bite comes a tangy pop from the cranberries and a festive flair from the fragrant rosemary. These are sure to be at hit at any holiday cookie exchange.

Chocolate Dipped Cranberry Rosemary Shortbread | Destination Delish

Chocolate Dipped Cranberry Rosemary Shortbread | Destination Delish

Chocolate Dipped Cranberry Rosemary Shortbread | Destination Delish

Speaking of cookie exchange, I baked these cookies as part of the 2015 Great Food Blogger Cookie Swap. In its 5th year, the cookie swap unites bloggers from all over the world and raises money for Cookies for Kids Cancer. Again this year, I was so happy to send and receive the holiday cookie love and contribute to a wonderful cause.

Chocolate Dipped Cranberry Rosemary Shortbread | Destination Delish

I sent a batch of these shortbread cookies to Jessica, Beth, and Matt. And I received some ridiculously, cute and absolutely tasty cookies from Anna, Amanda, and Chrissy! Be sure to check out their blogs to see their contributions to the cookie swap!

Chocolate Dipped Cranberry Rosemary Shortbread | Destination Delish

Need more cookie recipe ideas? Here are a few posts from last season!

Chocolate Dipped Orange Spritz Cookies

Gingerbread Rum Meltaway Cookies

Salted Caramel Banana Chocolate Chip Biscotti

Chocolate Filled Grasshopper Thumbprints

And stay tuned for one more cookie recipe I’ve got up my sleeve. I guarantee you’ll be wanting s’more 🙂


Chocolate Dipped Cranberry Rosemary Shortbread
 
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Prep time
45 mins
Cook time
20 mins
Total time
1 hour 5 mins
 
Author: Krista
Serves: 12 cookies
Ingredients
  • 1 cup all purpose flour
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1 ½ tablespoons corn starch
  • ½ teaspoon chopped rosemary
  • ⅓ cup dried cranberries, finely chopped
  • ½ cup (or 1 stick) unsalted butter, slightly softened
  • ⅓ cup sugar
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
  • ¼ teaspoon almond extract
Instructions
  1. In a bowl, mix together the flour, salt, corn starch, rosemary, and cranberries. Set aside.
  2. Using an electric mixer, combine the butter, sugar, vanilla extract, and almond extract. Beat on medium-high speed for a 3-4 minutes until the mixture is pale and smooth.
  3. Turn the mixer speed down to low and add the flour mixture, about ¼ cup at a time. Once all the flour is added, mix for another minute until the dough is slightly moist and crumbly.
  4. On a counter or cutting board, form the dough into a rectangle shape about 3 inches wide by 10 inches long. Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and store in the refrigerator for 30 minutes until firm.
  5. Then, unwrap the dough and slice into 12 pieces. Place each piece of dough on a lined cookie sheet. Bake for 20 minutes. Let the shortbread cool on a baking rack.
  6. While cookies are cooling, melt the dark chocolate over a double boiler or in the microwave. Dip each cookie halfway into the melted chocolate and return to the baking rack to dry.
Notes
I melted about 1 cup of dark chocolate chips so there was plenty of chocolate for dipping the cookies. However, there will be some chocolate left over. I calculated the nutrition stats using ⅔ cup of chocolate.

Serving size: 1 cookie
Nutrition Information (per serving) from Caloriecount.about.com
Calories: 144 Fat: 9.6g Carb: 13.9g Fiber: 0g Protein: 1.6g Sugar 3.7g Sodium: 152mg
3.4.3177

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Comments

  1. Beth says

    December 16, 2015 at 10:30 am

    Thank you so much for the cookies!! I seriously could not stop eating them. I’ll have to make a batch of my own soon. 🙂

    Reply
    • Krista says

      December 16, 2015 at 8:09 pm

      Absolutely Beth! It was neat to see that you’re from Appleton, WI! My dad’s side of the family lives in the Menasha/Oshkosh area. Hope you’re enjoying the holiday season!

      Reply
  2. Amanda says

    December 17, 2015 at 4:36 pm

    Wonderful pictures, Beth! Thank you for the shout out!

    Reply
    • Amanda says

      December 17, 2015 at 4:37 pm

      *Krista not Beth…so sorry!

      Reply
      • Krista says

        December 22, 2015 at 3:03 pm

        Thanks Amanda! Happy Holidays!

        Reply
  3. Jessica @ Citrus Blossom Bliss says

    December 18, 2015 at 12:31 pm

    These cookies were SO delicious! I would have never thought to put rosemary in a cookie – but it wokred so well! It tasted exactly like Christmas. Happy holidays, Krista!

    Reply
    • Krista says

      December 22, 2015 at 3:02 pm

      Thanks so much Jessica! I hope you have a Merry Christmas!

      Reply

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