Choco Shortbreads Food

CHOCO SHORTBREADS

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Shortbread with chocolate. The best of both worlds.

Provided by Tammy

Categories Desserts Cookies Butter Cookie Recipes Shortbread Cookie Recipes

Yield 16

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
½ cup cornstarch
10 tablespoons butter, softened
¼ cup confectioners' sugar
2 tablespoons white sugar
¼ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup mini semi-sweet chocolate chips

Steps:

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
Sift together flour and cornstarch; set aside. Cream butter until smooth, then add white sugar, confectioner's sugar, vanilla, and salt; beat until fluffy. Slowly add flour mixture to butter mixture, beating on low until dough forms.
On a floured surface, knead in 1/2 cup chocolate chips. Shape dough into two equal parts, pat each into a 6 inch round, and transfer to baking sheet. Cut into wedges.
Bake 25 minutes. Remove immediately to cool on wire rack. Melt remaining chips and drizzle over wedges.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 179.9 calories, Carbohydrate 21.4 g, Cholesterol 19.1 mg, Fat 10.5 g, Fiber 0.9 g, Protein 1.5 g, SaturatedFat 6.5 g, Sodium 89.2 mg, Sugar 9.3 g

CHOCOLATE SHORTBREAD

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Always wondered about the name here -- Where's a recipe for longbread, anyway! Wherever the one is found, this particular recipe was located in the Taste of Home's Chocolate Lover's Cookbook, Vol 2, 2003!

Provided by Sydney Mike

Categories Dessert

Time 40m

Yield 12 cookies, 12 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 5

Ingredients

1/4 cup unsalted butter, softened (no substitute)
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 cup powdered sugar
1 -2 tablespoon baking cocoa

Steps:

Preheat oven to 300 degrees F.
In a mixing bowl, cream the butter, then add vanilla & mix well.
In another bowl, whisk together flour, sugar & cocoa, then add to creamed mixture, beating about 3 minutes or until dough holds together.
Pat the dough into a 9-inch by 4-inch rectangle, then cut into 2-inch by 1 1/2-inch strips.
Place strips 1 inch apart on ungreased baking sheets.
Prick each strip several times with a fork.
Bake 20-25 minutes or until set.
Set sheets on wire rack(s) to cool for 5 minutes, then remove shortbreat to wire rack(s) to cool completely.