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White Chocolate Cherry Shortbread

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#12 Days of Cookies

I’ve teamed up with 11 other bloggers in a virtual cookie exchange.  We are each sharing a cookie recipe on our blog.  These twelve cookie recipes will keep you baking until Christmas.  Please click on each individual link for the recipe.  My recipe is listed below.

  1. Oatmeal White Chocolate Chip Cookies from A Night Owl Blog
  2. Jam Thumbprints and Tea Cakes from Hungry Girl Por Vida
  3. Popcorn Cookies from Betsy Life
  4. Peppermint White Chocolate Covered Oreos from Mommifried
  5. Peanut Butter Heath Cookies from Whatcha Makin’ Now
  6. Peppermint Cream Cookies from The Bitter Side of Sweet
  7. White Chocolate Ganache Filled Gingerbread Macaron from Dessert Now Dinner Later
  8. White Chocolate Cherry Shortbread from Joyful Scribblings
  9. White Chocolate Cranberry Cookies from Daily Cup of Kate
  10. Toasted Almond Russian Tea Cakes from Meegan Makes
  11. Peanut Butter Hot Chocolate Cookies from What Katie’s Baking
  12. Grandma’s Sugar Cookies from Writer Mom Blog

 

#white chocolate cherry shortbread cookies

 

While searching for a cookie recipe for my virtual cookie exchange I came across this recipe which I made years ago.  It was in a stack of recipes that still needed to be filed away.  Does anyone else have stacks of recipes in various files and notebooks? I had made a note on it that said YUM-O, Chris likes.  The men in my family don’t have big sweet tooth’s, but my daughter and I compensate for their lack of one.  We love cookies!  I especially like homemade ones and I don’t make them very often, except for during the holidays for this very reason.

My husband and I love shortbread cookies.  I typically make thumbprint cookies every year, but this year I wanted to share something different for my cookie exchange.  This is a shortbread cookie with white chocolate chips and dried cherries.  The original recipe which came from Kraft Foods called for dried cranberries, but I decided to use dried cherries instead.  They can be found with all of the other dried fruits. I also varied it by using Ghiradeli White Chocolate Chips instead of Baker’s White Baking Chocolate.  It’s easier to just add chips than chop up chocolate.   These cookies are easy to make and are great for a cookie exchange because they make roughly 4 dozen cookies.

White Chocolate Cherry Shortbread
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Recipe type: dessert
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Ingredients
  • 2 cups (4 sticks) butter, softened
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 4 cups flour
  • 1 pkg. white chocolate chips
  • 1½ cups dried cherries (I used a 5 oz pkg)
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Beat butter and sugar in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy.
  3. Add flour; mix well.
  4. Stir in white chocolate chips and dried cherries.
  5. Drop rounded tablespoons of dough, 2 in. apart, onto ungreased baking sheets.
  6. Flatten each ball of dough slightly.
  7. Bake 10 to 14 min. or until lightly browned.
  8. Cool 5 minutes on baking sheets.
  9. Remove to wire racks; cool completely.

I hope you enjoy lots of goodness this holiday season! I will also be making cinnamon scones this year which is my most requested recipe.  You can click here for the recipe.  I’ve also added a new drop down menu to my recipe category at the top of my blog so you can search for past recipes easier. 

Linking to: Live Laugh Linky, I’m Lovin’ It Party, Thistlewood Farms Holiday Recipe Party, Strut Your Stuff Link Party, Midlife Boulevard,Time To Sparkle Link Party

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Comments

    • Thanks Nancy! Your cookies look really yummy. I love peppermint 🙂 Happy Holidays and thanks so much for participating in the exchange.

  3. Thanks so much for your delish and delectable recipe. I can’t wait to try them. Thanks also for all your hard work in putting the Cookie Exchange together. I appreciate it VERY much!
    Merry Christmas!

  4. I always love your recipes and these look wonderful! Thank you so much for inviting to be part of the cookie exchange. I’m having fun sharing and visiting! Happy Holidays, Dawn!

    • Thanks Crystal. I’m so glad you were able to participate in the exchange. I’ve got to get going on my baking this weekend. I hope you have a wonderful Christmas with your family!

    • You’ll have to let me know if you try them Amber. Compared to your cookies these are pretty simple 🙂 Happy Holidays!

  9. YES. I love shortbread too! And dried cherries! The list is great, Dawn! Now I’m in the mood for baking!

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