Orange Chocolate Cranberry Shortbread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
1/2 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon orange zest
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup mini chocolate chip
1/4 cup chopped dried cranberries

Preparation

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
With an electric mixer, beat the butter, sugar vanilla and orange zest until light and fluffy. Add the flour and salt. Beat until just combined.
Then add the chocolate chips and cranberries.
Divide the dough until two pieces. Press them evenly into 2- 8 inch round cake pans. Bake for 11-12 minutes-until golden around the edges.
With a small sharp knife, score the shortbread into 8 wedges per pan.
Allow to cool in the pans another 10 minutes. Then flip out of the pans the gently separate in to wedges.