Say Merry Christmas with Cherry White Chocolate Shortbread Cookies. There really is something very special about the simple deliciousness of really good shortbread cookies and this version is just fantastic.
It’s Christmas Eve and time to put out the cookies for Santa tonight. Make sure Santa remembers your house by treating him to these amazing buttery shortbread cookies.
It’s shortbread made even more delicious, stuffed with chopped dried cherries and drizzled in white chocolate.
Try them with other dried fruits too, like raisins or apricots. Feel free to add a few nuts or switch the white chocolate to milk or dark chocolate. Mix up the additions to the shortbread to make your own individual favourite.
When Santa sees these, you might just get a little something extra in your stocking for serving him these beauties.
Merry Christmas! (Printable recipe below.)
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Cherry White Chocolate Shortbread Cookies
There is something very special about the simple deliciousness of good shortbread cookies, especially this fantastic version, combined with dried cherries & white chocolate.
Ingredients
- 2 cups salted butter
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 2 tbsp vanilla extract
- 4 cups flour
- 3/4 cup chopped dried cherries
- 3/4 cup white chocolate chips
Instructions
- Cream the butter and sugar.
- Add the vanilla extract.
- Fold in the flour.
- Fold in the cherries.
- Roll in balls and flatten or roll out and cut into shapes as desired. I like to bake the dough in large rectangles and then cut the cookies in fingers just when they come out of the oven and are still warm. (Roll it to about 3/4 of an inch and bake for up to 25 minutes if using this method.)
- Bake at 350 degrees 12-15 minutes until edges are golden brown.
- Cool completely.
- Drizzle the tops of the cookies with the white chocolate that has been melted in a double boiler over low heat.
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Nutrition Information
Yield
48Serving Size
48 cookiesAmount Per Serving Calories 142Total Fat 9gSaturated Fat 5gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 3gCholesterol 21mgSodium 64mgCarbohydrates 15gFiber 0gSugar 6gProtein 1g
The nutritional information provided is automatically calculated by third party software and is meant as a guideline only. Exact accuracy is not guaranteed. For recipes where all ingredients may not be used entirely, such as those with coatings on meats, or with sauces or dressings for example, calorie & nutritional values per serving will likely be somewhat lower than indicated.
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JUNE
Saturday 5th of January 2019
Hi Barry: What caught my I at your website was the lighthouse (as I'm a collector), but then I discovered your recipes and love them. I hope to continue receiving your e-mails! June
Mark Schommer
Monday 24th of December 2018
Merry Christmas Barry. I’m having to bake for a lactose intolerant family member. Butter unfortunately is a problem as you know. Will substituting a good margarine work?
Thx
Barry C. Parsons
Thursday 27th of December 2018
Use block margarine if you are forced to substitute. Never use spreadable margarine for baking. Many recipes will end in disaster.
Joanne J
Sunday 11th of December 2016
How many cookies does one recipe make?
Barry C. Parsons
Wednesday 14th of December 2016
Depends on the size and method you use to form them. 2 to 3 dozen
Laurel
Tuesday 15th of September 2015
There loos like a misprint, Is the amount for the white chocolate chips 3/4 cup?
Barry C. Parsons
Monday 5th of October 2015
OOPs....finger on the shift key there. 3/4 it is.
Sheila F.
Monday 27th of October 2014
Is this regular white sugar or confectioners sugar?
Barry C. Parsons
Monday 27th of October 2014
Regular white sugar for this particular shortbread recipe.