Chocolate-Cherry Sugar-Crusted Shortbread

Chocolate-Cherry Sugar-Crusted Shortbread
You can never have too many dessert recipes, so give Chocolate-Cherry Sugar-Crusted Shortbread a try. This recipe serves 8. One portion of this dish contains roughly 5g of protein, 26g of fat, and a total of 475 calories. This recipe covers 7% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up powdered sugar, semisweet chocolate mini-morsels, salt, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 48 minutes.

Instructions

1
Beat butter at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy; add powdered sugar, beating well.
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Combine flour and salt; gradually add to butter mixture, beating until well blended. Stir in chocolate mini-morsels, cherries, and vanilla.
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Line an 8" square pan with aluminum foil, allowing foil to extend over edges of pan. Lightly grease foil and sprinkle with 1 tablespoon granulated sugar. Press dough into pan.
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4
Bake at 325 for 40 minutes or until golden. Cool 30 minutes or until slightly warm in pan. Use foil to gently lift shortbread from pan.
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5
Cut shortbread into 1" squares using a sharp knife.
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Roll shortbread squares in 1/2 cup granulated sugar.
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DifficultyHard
Ready In48 m.
Servings8
Health Score2
Dish TypesSide Dish
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