Shortbread Cookies

Name: Shortbread Cookies
Prep time: 1 h 15 min
Cook time: 1 h 15 min
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: 20
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 828 milliliters all-purpose flour; 0 teaspoons salt; 170 grams very good semisweet chocolate, finely chopped; 237 milliliters sugar, plus extra for sprinkling; 340 grams unsalted butter, at room temperature; 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Shortbread Cookies might be just the dessert you are searching for. This recipe covers 5% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 20. One portion of this dish contains approximately 3g of protein, 17g of fat, and a total of 290 calories. Head to the store and pick up flour, butter, very semisweet chocolate, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 1 hour and 15 minutes.

Instructions

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Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

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Oven

In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, mix together the butter and 1 cup of sugar until they are just combined.

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Butter

Sugar

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Hand Mixer

Bowl

Add the vanilla. In a medium bowl, sift together the flour and salt, then add them to the butter-and-sugar mixture.

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Vanilla

Butter

All Purpose Flour

Sugar

Salt

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Bowl

Mix on low speed until the dough starts to come together. Dump onto a surface dusted with flour and shape into a flat disk. Wrap in plastic and chill for 30 minutes.

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Dough

All Purpose Flour

Wrap

Roll the dough 1/2-inch thick and cut with a 3 by 1-inch finger-shaped cutter.

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Dough

Roll

Place the cookies on an ungreased baking sheet and sprinkle with sugar.

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Sugar

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Baking Sheet

Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, until the edges begin to brown. Allow to cool to room temperature.

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Oven

When the cookies are cool, place them on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Put 3 ounces of the chocolate in a glass bowl and microwave on high power for 30 seconds. (Don't trust your microwave timer; time it with your watch.) Stir with a wooden spoon. Continue to heat and stir in 30-second increments until the chocolate is just melted.

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Chocolate

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Baking Paper

Baking Sheet

Wooden Spoon

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Bowl

Add the remaining chocolate and allow it to sit at room temperature, stirring often, until it's completely smooth. Stir vigorously until the chocolate is smooth and slightly cooled; stirring makes it glossier.

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Chocolate

Drizzle 1/2 of each cookie with just enough chocolate to coat it.

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Chocolate