Orange Cranberry Shortbread Cookies

The Vegan Orange Cranberry Shortbread Cookies are just great. These use all the vegan ingredients that make it fine for vegans to eat. The time for making it is 35 minutes. You will require some products to make this dessert. These cookies feel buttery. The classic shortbread cookies consist of heavy dairy ingredients. Rather, the recipe for Vegan Orange Cranberry Shortbread Cookies is not like that at all. We utilize dry cranberries and orange zest to make these yummy cookies. Prepare these cookies for any occasion, celebrations, gatherings, holidays, or for tea time. You can prepare this into a sweet snack. These cookies feel fancy and satisfying.

STATS:

• Caloric count: 140 kcal
• Preparation duration: 15 minutes
• Cook duration: 15-18 minutes
• Total duration: 35 minutes
• Portion size: 1 cookie
• Serving: 18
• Cuisine: American
• Course: Dessert / Snack
• Diet: Vegan

EQUIPMENT:

• Cooling rack
• Parchment paper
• Baking tray
• Grater
• Measuring spoons & cups
• Hand whisk
• Mixing bowl

INGREDIENTS:

• 1 teaspoon orange zest
• Half cup soft vegan butter
• 1 tbsp of orange juice (fresh)
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• Quarter cup cranberries (finely chopped & dried)
• 1¼ cups all-purpose flour
• Half tsp vanilla extract
• ⅓ cup powdered sugar

INGREDIENT NOTES:

VEGAN BUTTER:

• From using vegan butter, we get rich shortbread cookies. Utilize soft vegan butter for easy mixing with sugar. With the use of vegan butter, the dessert becomes soft and luxurious. For an alternative, use solid coconut oil. This will provide you with crumbly shortbread cookies.

POWDERED SUGAR:

• This provides the cookies with smoothness since it can mix easily into them. Rather than a granular feeling, these cookies will come out smooth.

ORANGE ZEST & JUICE:

• These will give the main flavors in cookies. The scent also becomes very nice. The bottled version will not provide a very nice taste. The best idea is to use the fresh version of them.

DRIED CRANBERRIES:

• These give a nice look to the cookies after baking. Also, these are the main ingredients for the recipe. The surface of these shortbread cookies becomes chewy. Raisins are also fine for an alternative option.

ALL-PURPOSE FLOUR:

• We need flour to make cookies so that they form a nicer shape when they bake.

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Firstly, preheat your oven to 170°C.
2. Then, use a parchment to place it above the sheet for baking.
3. You will need a bowl to mix powdered sugar and vegan butter.
4. Then, mix to create a fluffy mixture.
5. Include vanilla, orange juice, & zest in the same bowl.
6. Slowly start to pour salt and flour into the same mixture.
7. Create a soft dough by mixing.
8. Then, include the dry cranberries in the dough and fold.
9. Create small balls from the dough and start placing them on top of the sheet.
10. Make sure to slightly flatten them.
11. Bake these small dough pieces for 18 minutes.
12. Cool down the cookies for 5 minutes
13. Use a rack to place the cookies.
14. Your delicious cookies are ready for you to enjoy.

SERVING SUGGESTIONS:

• These cookies work great for tea time. Pair them up with black coffee as well.
• If you pour some melted vegan white chocolate over these cookies, they will have a nice presentation.
• After baking the cookies, sprinkle some powdered sugar over them. This will also make them look even nicer.
• If you include orange slices along with these cookies, it will complete the look.

TIPS:

• It may happen that the dough becomes very soft. In that case, refrigerate it for 10 minutes.
• When cutting the dry cranberries, make sure to create very tiny pieces. The cookies will become very nice this way.
• For the cookies to taste great, you should utilize fresh oranges.
• When baking these cookies, do not let them turn very golden.

STORAGE INFORMATION:

FRIDGE:

• Store these cookies inside a tight box, then refrigerate for 10 days only.

FREEZER:

• Only two months is the freezing limit for these cookies.

FAQs:

For how long can I keep the dough?

• You may chill the dough for a maximum of forty-eight hours.

Will the cookies come out as crunchy?

• After baking, they do not become crunchy. Rather, they become soft and also crumbly.

NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION:

Total carbs: 19 grams

Fiber: 2 g

Protein: 1.6 grams

Fat: 7 grams

Iron: 0.8 g

Net carbs: 17 g

Calories: 140 kcal

Calcium: 18 g

Vitamin A: 120 IU

Sodium: 65 g

Potassium: 75 grams

Portion size: 1 cookie

Serving: 18