In this episode of Inn the Wild, Laurie and Jason talk about planning your Thanksgiving week on the Cape. The recipe of the week is Cranberry Orange Shortbread Cookies.

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CRANBERRY ORANGE SHORTBREAD COOKIES

• ½ c dried cranberries
• ¾ c sugar, divided
• 2 ½ c flour
• 1 c butter, cold and grated with a cheese grater
• 1 tsp almond extract
• Zest of 1 orange
• 2 tbsp orange juice
• ½ c sugar to coat cookies

Steps:

1. Line a baking sheet with parchment.
2. Combine cranberries and ¼ c sugar in food processor and pulse until cranberries are in smaller pieces. Set aside.
3. Combine flour and remaining sugar in bowl. Add butter and work in with fingers until you have fine crumbs. Stir in extract, cranberries and sugar mixture, orange zest and orange juice.
4. Knead the dough with hands until dough comes together into a ball. Shape dough into a log that is about a 2” diameter. Wrap in plastic and refrigerate for 2 hours.
5. Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Cut slices of cookie dough about ¼” thick. Place sugar in a bowl and coat each cookie slice.
6. Bake for 12-15 minutes and until cookies are just set.

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Laurie and Jason are owners of the Captain Freeman Inn on Cape Cod in Brewster, MA since January 2020 (yes, just before COVID!). Combined, they have more than 25 years of hospitality experience which led them to thrive as innkeepers.

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