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Cherry-almond shortbread

Name: Cherry-almond shortbread
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 30
Ingredients: 250g unsalted butter, softened; 1 cup pure icing sugar, sifted; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 2 cups plain flour; ½ cup cornflour; 100g glacé cherries, finely chopped; ¼ cup toasted slivered almonds, finely chopped

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by Fresh magazine

Oct 20, 2015

Ingredients (7)

250g unsalted butter, softened
1 cup pure icing sugar, sifted
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 cups plain flour
½ cup cornflour
100g glacé cherries, finely chopped
¼ cup toasted slivered almonds, finely chopped

Method

1.

Preheat oven to 160°C. Line 3 baking trays with baking paper.
2.

Beat butter, icing sugar and vanilla until light and creamy. Sift flours together, add to butter mixture and stir well to combine.
3.

Add cherries and almonds. Stir to combine. Halve dough and roll out one portion between 2 sheets of baking paper until 5mm thick. Using a 6.5cm round cutter, cut rounds from dough. Transfer to tray. Repeat with remaining portion. Bake for 15 minutes or until light golden. Transfer to a wire rack to cool.