Sugared Cranberry Shortbread

These simple, buttery Sugared Cranberry Shortbread Bars are the perfect holiday treat!

Oh you guys.

I am so excited about this post today. Not only because these buttery, sugary, festive bars are holiday perfect, but because you are getting an easy (EASY!!) and free way make a positive contribution to the childhood hunger epidemic.

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Let me start off by saying that these bars are incredibly simple to whip up — a couple sticks of butter, some sugar, flour, one egg, and some dried cranberries. Easy peasy. As I’ve mentioned in the past, I am an ambassador for Challenge Butter, a company that makes phenomenal butter from California cows NOT treated with rbSTt horomones. Challenge Butter really shines in these bars — good quality, great tasting butter makes a huge difference!

Not only are these bars simple, they are sturdy, so they hold up great for traveling, and the cranberries give them a pretty, festive look. I sprinkled the tops generously with sugar before baking — it gives them a snowy sparkle with a bit of sugary crunch. These are the type of cookie bar that go great with tea — not too sweet.

Now for what I need YOU to do — Challenge Butter and UNICEF have joined forces to address and build awareness of the childhood malnutrition crisis – which results in the unnecessary loss of nearly three million young lives a year .  For each recipe pinned from its “Pin a Recipe, Feed a Child” Pinterest board, Challenge will donate a meal to UNICEF to feed a child in need.

Are you following? For every recipe pinned from THIS PINTEREST BOARD, Challenge Butter will donate a meal to Unicef for a child in need. Does it really get any easier?

If you’d like to donate to the cause directly, you can do so HERE.

I know that during the holidays, it seems like we are bombarded with requests to give and donate and help…and sometimes our resources can get stretched a bit thin. This is a wonderful way to contribute without any of your financial resources being exhausted, so I hope you take advantage and share with your friends!

To pin this recipe directly from the “Pin a Recipe, Feed a Child” board, click HERE. It makes it sue easy if you are viewing this on mobile!

And if you’re interested in whipping up a batch of these yummy bars (you should be, they are basically holiday perfection), here’s the simple recipe:

Be sure to check out my friend who are teaming up with Challenge Butter and UNICEF as well! They’re both sharing pretty amazing recipes, so pin away!

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Enjoy and have a great day!

***Sponsored posts make running this website financially possible, and I am SO grateful to have opportunities to team up with brands I love and use in my day to day life. Challenge Butter is one of those companies! I have been compensated for this post, but all thoughts and opinions are 149% my own.