Cranberry And Chocolate Shortbread

Total Time: 50 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup cornstarch
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup butter, room temperature
• 3/4 cup icing sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup dried cranberries
• 1/2 cup chocolate chips
• icing sugar, for dusting

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 300°f grease a 9x13 baking pan.
• 2 in a large bowl, combine flour with cornstarch and salt.
• 3 in a separate bowl, beat butter with icing sugar and vanilla until very creamy. stir in flour mixture, then cranberries and chocolate chips. using floured fingers, pat evenly into prepared pan. using a fork, prick surface all over.
• 4 bake in preheated oven for 40-50 minutes or until deep golden around the edges.
• 5 let stand in pan on wire rack for 30 minutes.
• 6 slice into bars while still warm, cool completely. dust with icing sugar, if desired.
• 7 makes 48 bars and they freeze great.