Almond And Cranberry Shortbread

• 3/4 cup butter softened, cut into smaller pieces
• 1 cup icing sugar
• 2 egg yolks
• 2 teaspoons lemon juice
• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 3/4 cup almonds finely ground
• 1 1/8 cups cranberries dried
• 1 handful blanched almonds and / or pistachios, coarsely chopped

1. With a wooden spoon work the butter for about 5 minutes until fluffy.
2. Add powdered sugar, continue beating until the mixture is shiny and smooth.
3. Add the egg yolks and lemon juice and whisk until fully incorporated.
4. Mix flour and almonds, gradually add to the butter mixture. Mix until you obtain a thick paste-like dough, but do not work the dough too much (too much mixing makes the cookies hard).
5. Incorporate and evenly combine dried cranberries by kneading by hand. Divide the dough into two equal weigh parts, shape each part into a roll 20-22 cm long.
6. Roll each of the rolls in chopped almonds and/ or pistachios distributed on two aluminum sheets long enough to wrap the roll of dough. With fingers lightly press the roll towards the center to remove any air bubbles or cracks from the dough.
7. Wrap each roll in foil, twist the ends and place in the refrigerator for several hours, preferably overnight.
8. Remove foil from a roll of dough (keep the other cool until use) and place on a cutting board. Cut the pastry roll into slices of about 5-6 mm wide with a large sharp knife.
9. Place the slices, well apart one from another, on a baking sheet covered with parchment paper. Bake the cookies in the oven preheated to 180u0b0C for about 12 min (be careful not to burn them). Leave them to cool in the tin for about 5 minutes, then remove to a rack or a plate to cool fully. Repeat with the second roll of dough.
10. Store the biscuits in an airtight container.

butter, icing sugar, egg yolks, lemon juice, flour, almonds finely ground, cranberries dried, handful blanched almonds

Taken from www.yummly.com/recipe/Almond-And-Cranberry-Shortbread-1644046 (may not work)