Maqui Berry Shortbread Cookies
These decadent cookies are a vibrant twist on a classic favorite—featuring buttery, melt-in-your-mouth shortbread drizzled with a silky maqui berry glaze made with organic maqui powder. Rich in antioxidants and bursting with bold berry flavor, they strike the perfect balance between indulgent sweetness and feel-good nourishment.
INGREDIENTSMaqui Berry Shortbread: |
DIRECTIONSMaqui Berry Shortbread: Combine butter, sweetener and salt in a bowl and mix until smooth. Add egg and vanilla extract, and mix dough until egg is thoroughly combined. Maqui Icing: Combine all icing ingredients in medium bowl and mix well. Drizzle on cooled cookies and enjoy! Makes 12 cookies Submitted by Alyssa Barcena | Alyssa Barcena Photography |
These decadent cookies are a vibrant twist on a classic favorite—featuring buttery, melt-in-your-mouth shortbread drizzled with a silky maqui berry glaze made with organic maqui powder. Rich in antioxidants and bursting with bold berry flavor, they strike the perfect balance between indulgent sweetness and feel-good nourishment.
Ingredients
- ½ cup monk fruit sweetener
- 1 cup unsalted butter, room temp.
- ½ tsp. kosher salt
- ½ tsp. vanilla extract
- 1 large egg
- 2½ cups all-purpose flour
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1 tsp. Navitas Organics Maqui Powder
- ¼ cup freeze-dried blueberries, crushed
- 1 cup organic powdered sugar
- 1½ Tbsp. lemon juice
- 1 Tbsp. almond milk
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1 Tbsp. Navitas Organics Maqui Powder
Maqui Berry Shortbread:
Maqui Icing:
Directions
Maqui Berry Shortbread:
- Combine butter, sweetener and salt in a bowl and mix until smooth. Add egg and vanilla extract, and mix dough until egg is thoroughly combined.
- In a separate bowl, combine maqui powder with flour, add to dough mixture and mix until fully combined and dough remains soft with crumbly texture.
- Fold in freeze-dried blueberries until incorporated into dough, then transfer dough to a lightly floured surface.
- Shape dough into rectangle and lightly sprinkle flour on top. Roll dough out to a ¼-inch thick slab, then cut out cookies using a cookie cutter.
- Arrange cookies on parchment-lined baking sheet and refrigerate for at least 20 minutes.
- While dough is chilling, preheat oven to 300° F and line a half baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Bake cookies for 20-25 minutes, then let cool on sheet before transferring to cooling rack.
Maqui Icing:
- Combine all icing ingredients in medium bowl and mix well.
- Drizzle on cooled cookies and enjoy!