These Cranberry & Pistachio Refrigerator Cookies are the ultimate slice-and-bake treat, beautifully balancing festive color, buttery richness, and a perfect texture contrast. With tart, chewy dried cranberries paired alongside crunchy, nutty green pistachios, these cookies look like stained glass when sliced.
Because the dough can live happily in your fridge or freezer, they are an absolute lifesaver for last-minute holiday gifting, unexpected guests, or spontaneous late-night sweet cravings.
Ingredients
1 Cup (2 Sticks) Unsalted Butter, softened to room temperature
3/4 Cup Powdered Sugar (yields an incredibly tender, melt-in-your-mouth shortbread crumb)
1 Teaspoon Pure Vanilla Extract
1/2 Teaspoon Pure Almond Extract (the secret to giving the pistachios a gourmet bakery aroma)
1/2 Teaspoon Fine Sea Salt
2 1/4 Cups All-Purpose Flour
3/4 Cup Dried Cranberries, roughly chopped
3/4 Cup Raw Pistachios, shelled and roughly chopped
Optional finish: 1/3 cup Demerara or coarse sparkling sugar for rolling the log edges.
Step-by-Step Instructions
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