Cranberry Pistachio Shortbread Cookies

These cookies my sister and I came up with over the phone. She helped me decide all the ingredients.  I wanted some ideas for making up cookies. She wanted pistachios in them. I suggested cherries or cranberries with it and she said cranberry. Next came deciding the dough, I thought a shortbread would be awesome. So here it is.

The ingredients:

1 cup butter, softened
1 cup margarine softened
1 1/3 cups sugar
1 tsp vanilla
4 cups flour
5 ounces dried cranberries (I used cherry flavored ones)
1 ½ pistachios
The Directions:
Preheat oven to 350
In a bowl (or mixer) cream together butter, margarine, and sugar, add in vanilla. Slowly stir in flour until all combined.   Dump in nuts and berries and stir until combined.

Roll into a 1-inch balls

And smash it with your palms.

Place on baking sheet and bake for 14-18 minutes or until golden brown.