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Ingredients
- Confectioners Sugar - ½cup
- Unsalted Butter - ¾cup, at room temperature
- Salt - ½tsp
- Vanilla extract - 1tsp
- All purpose flour - 1½cups
- Shelled Pistachios - ¾cup, chopped (or use any other nut of choice)
- Cranberries - ¾cup (or other favorite dry fruit or a mix)
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