Orange Cranberry Slice and Bake cookies

I love these cookies. Citrus and cranberry with a shortbread base. These would be ideal for a Christmas cookie plate. The best thing is you can pop them in the freezer and bake them up freshly as needed. I am a firm believer in fresh baking. Just never seems to come out the same once it's been in the freezer for a bit. So these are great for convenience and you can mix them up ahead of time.
The ingredients are simple also:

Just 5 ingredients plus 2 add-ins. Here they are rolled into a log, ready to be wrapped in wax paper and stored in the freezer....

 They taste just like the scones at Dana Shortt Gourmet foods.

 

 

Orange Cranberry Slice and Bake cookies

 

1 cup butter, unsalted at room temperature

1 cup icing sugar

1 tsp. vanilla extract

1/2 tsp salt

2 cups flour

Mix and add in the following:

zest of 2 oranges

1/2 cup dried cranberries (crasins)

 

Mix and mold into 2 logs, roll in waxed paper and place in Ziploc in freezer. Thaw to room temperature. Slice and bake at 350 F, 15 to 20 min or until edges are slightly golden. Keep well.

 

You can also chill them in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours and bake right away if you can't wait.