Hannah Kaminsky
Vegan Chocolate-Dipped Almond Cranberry Shortbread Cookies
These award-winning cookies pair an irresistibly buttery shortbread cookie with rich chocolate for a winning combination.
November 30, 2024
These delicious, buttery shortbread cookies won over our hearts (and tastebuds!), and that’s why they earned top marks in our VegNews Holiday Cookie Contest.
What you need:
For the cookies:
1 cup all-purpose flour
¼ cup sugar
¼ teaspoon salt
½ cup vegan butter, chilled and cut into cubes
½ teaspoon almond extract
¼ cup slivered almonds, finely chopped
¼ cup dried sweetened cranberries, coarsely chopped
For the chocolate coating:
1 tablespoon coconut oil
½ cup vegan chocolate chips
¼ cup slivered almonds, chopped
What you do:
- Preheat oven to 300 degrees and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- For the cookies, into a medium bowl, sift together flour, sugar, and salt. Add butter, and mix together by hand until pea-sized crumbs forms. Add almond extract, almonds, and cranberries and mix to combine.
- Using your hands, form the dough into a ball. Onto a floured surface, place dough, sprinkle with more flour, and roll out to ¼-inch-thick. Use circular cookie cutter (about three inches diameter) to cut out even circles, and place onto baking sheet. Roll excess dough together and repeat until no dough remains.
- Bake cookies 35 to 45 minutes or until golden brown. Let sit on baking sheet for one minute and then transfer to a wire rack to let cool completely.
- For the chocolate coating, line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Into a saucepan, add coconut oil and chocolate chips and melt together over low heat, stirring constantly, until smooth.
- To assemble, dip half of each cookie into melted chocolate, place onto baking sheet, and sprinkle with almonds.
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