Fruitcake Shortbread. / Martha Stewart
  1. Preheat oven to 300 degrees.

  2. Sift together flour and salt into a medium bowl.

  3. Beat butter with a mixer on medium-high speed until fluffy, 3 to 5 minutes, scraping down sides of bowl with a rubber spatula as needed.

  4. Add sugar gradually, beating between additions; continue to beat until mixture is very pale, about 2 minutes total.

  5. Reduce speed to low, and add flour mixture; beat until just combined.

  6. Combine apricots, cranberries, candied citron, currants, and whiskey or brandy in a bowl.

  7. Let dried fruit macerate at least 2 hours and up to 8 hours; drain.

  8. Add lemon zest to the butter with the sugar.

  9. After beating in the flour, mix in drained fruit.

  10. Form dough into a 10 ½-inch log, then a triangle with 2 ½-inch sides. (Refrigerate dough briefly if too soft to form.)

  11. Refrigerate until firm, about 1 hour; cut into ½-inch-thick slices.

  12. Bake on parchment-lined baking sheets until firm and just golden on edges, about 35 minutes.

Course🍰Dessert

Diets🥕Vegetarian...

Category🍰Dessert

CuisineBaked Goods

Occasions🎉Celebrations🎉Holidays

Season❄️Winter

DifficultyMedium ⏰ 45m

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