Description
Irresistible white chocolate cherry shortbread cookies deliver a delightful blend of sweet and tangy flavors. Crumbly, buttery shortbread meets rich white chocolate and tart cherries, creating a perfect balance that melts in your mouth and leaves you craving more.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 1/2 cup sugar
Chocolate and Fruit:
- 1/2 cup white chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup chopped cherries (fresh or dried)
Instructions
- Cream softened butter and sugar together until achieving a silky, uniform consistency.
- Incorporate flour gradually into the butter mixture, stirring until a cohesive dough forms.
- Gently fold white chocolate chips and chopped cherries into the dough, distributing ingredients evenly.
- Roll dough into compact spheres, approximately 1-inch in diameter.
- Delicately press each cookie ball using fingertips or a fork to create a slightly flattened shape.
- Arrange cookies on a parchment-lined baking sheet, maintaining a 2-inch separation between each.
- Position the baking sheet in a preheated 350°F (175°C) oven.
- Bake for 12 minutes, monitoring until cookie edges turn a delicate golden hue.
- Transfer cookies to a wire cooling rack, allowing them to reach room temperature before serving.
- Once completely cooled, store in an airtight container to preserve freshness.
Notes
- Customize cookie texture by adjusting butter temperature: slightly softened butter creates tender cookies, while cold butter produces a crumblier shortbread.
- Drain maraschino cherries thoroughly to prevent excess moisture from making cookies soggy and affecting baking consistency.
- Enhance flavor profile by adding a light dusting of powdered sugar after cooling, which complements the white chocolate and cherry sweetness.
- Accommodate gluten-sensitive diets by substituting all-purpose flour with a 1:1 gluten-free baking blend for identical texture and taste.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Snacks, Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 24
- Calories: 136 kcal
- Sugar: 6 g
- Sodium: 25 mg
- Fat: 7 g
- Saturated Fat: 4 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 17 g
- Fiber: 0.5 g
- Protein: 1 g
- Cholesterol: 20 mg