Cranberry Squares

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Cranberry Squares
Recipe type: SWEETS
 
Ingredients
  • Base:
  • ½ cup soft butter or margarine
  • 1 cup flour
  • 2 Tbsp icing sugar
  • Topping:
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 cup sugar
  • ⅓ cup flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp almond flavouring
  • ⅓ cup raisins
  • ½ cup coconut
  • ½ cup chopped almonds
  • ⅔ cup cranberry sauce
Instructions
  1. Mix together the base ingredients and pat into a 8×8 pan.
  2. Mix together the topping ingredients in order given. Spread over base. Bake at 350 F for 55 minutes.

 

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Cranberry Pecan Shortbread Cookies

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Cranberry Pecan Shortbread Cookies
Recipe type: SWEETS
 
Ingredients
  • ½ cup cornstarch
  • ½ cup icing sugar
  • 1 cup flour (or a little more)
  • ¾ cup butter (not margarine)
  • ⅓ cup dried cranberries
  • ¼ cup pecan pieces
Instructions
  1. Combine first three ingredients. Add soft butter, stirring until evenly mixed. Work in cranberries and pecans. Shape dough in to a log about 2” in diameter. Cut in slices. Place on ungreased cookie sheet and bake at 325 F for 12 mins, or until edges just start to brown.

 

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Cranberry Mincemeat Tarts

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Cranberry Mincemeat Tarts
Recipe type: SWEETS
 
Ingredients
  • 1 jar (500ml) ‘Cranberry Kitchen’ Cranberry Mincemeat
  • 32 tart shells, 2”diam., homemade or store bought
Instructions
  1. Spoon 1 tablespoon of cranberry mincemeat into each unbaked tart shell. Bake at 350 F for 10 mins, or until edges just start to brown. Remove from tart pans, cool a bit, and enjoy!

 

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Apple Cranberry Torte

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Apple Cranberry Torte
 
Ingredients
  • Base:
  • ½ cup softened butter or marg.
  • ¼ cup sugar
  • 1 cup flour
  • Filling:
  • ½ cup ‘Cranberry Kitchen’ Cranberry Jelly
  • 1 pkg (250g) cream cheese
  • ¼ cup sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • Topping: 3 cups peeled, thinly sliced apples
  • ¼ cup sugar with ½ tsp cinnamon
  • ½ cup sliced almonds
Instructions
  1. Cream butter and sugar together. Blend in flour. Press evenly onto bottom and 1½” up sides of 8” springform pan. Spread jelly evenly over bottom of crust. Beat filling ingredients with electric mixer until smooth. Spread over jelly. Toss apples with sugar and cinnamon. Layer over filling. Sprinkle with almonds. Bake at 425 F for 10 minutes, then reduce to 375 F for 25-30 minutes, until filling is set and apples are tender. Cool slightly before removing pan rim.

 

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