Deep Chocolate Shortbread With Splenda Food

DEEP CHOCOLATE SHORTBREAD WITH SPLENDA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Line a jellyroll pan with parchment paper. Set aside. Place butter,splenda,vanilla and salt in a medium mixing bowl. If you have it mix with the paddle attachment of an electric mixer about 1 to 1 1/2 minutes
• add cocoa powder and flour. Mix until just blended, Remove dough from bowl and form into a ball. Place the ball of dough on parchment-lined pan,. Roll the dough into a rectangle approximately 6 1/2 inches wide by 11 inches long and 1/4 inch thick. Pierce the suface of dough all over with a fork. This allows air to escape during baking preventing air pockets from forming,)
• Bake in preheated oven 20 to 25 minutes rotating pan. After 10 minutes of baking, Remove shortbread from oven after 20 to 25 minutes and immediately cut into 24 fingers or rectangeles while still warm. If allowed to cool. shortbread will not slice well.

CHOCOLATE SHORTBREAD COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment.
• In the bowl of a stand mixer, combine butter, Splenda Sweetener, sugar, vanilla extract, and salt. Mix until light and creamy, about 2 minutes. Add cocoa powder and flour; mix until blended.
• Gather the dough into a ball and place on baking sheet. Roll dough into a rectangle about 6 ½" x 11" and ¼" thick. Use a fork to prick the surface of the dough all over.
• Bake for 20-25 minutes, rotating the pan after 10 minutes.
• Remove shortbread from oven and immediately cut into 24 fingers or rectangles. (Shortbread slices more easily when warm.)

SHORTBREAD COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• 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. Add the vanilla. In a medium bowl, sift together the flour and salt, then add them to the butter-and-sugar mixture. 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.
• Roll the dough 1/2-inch thick and cut with a 3 by 1-inch finger-shaped cutter. Place the cookies on an ungreased baking sheet and sprinkle with sugar. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, until the edges begin to brown. Allow to cool to room temperature.
• 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. 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.
• Drizzle 1/2 of each cookie with just enough chocolate to coat it.

EASY BASIC SHORTBREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 275 degrees. Butter a 9-by-13-by-1-inch baking pan, and line bottom with parchment paper. In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream butter and sugar on medium speed until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Add salt and vanilla, and beat to combine. Add flour, 1 cup at a time, beating on low speed until just combined.
• Press dough into prepared pan, leveling and smoothing the top. Using a dough scraper or the back of a knife, cut dough lengthwise into nine strips, each slightly less than 1 inch wide. Cut the strips crosswise into thirty-six 3-inch bars. Using the tines of a fork or a wooden skewer, create a decorative pattern on the surface.
• Bake shortbread until evenly pale golden, but not browned, 70 to 85 minutes. Transfer pan to a wire rack to cool. Invert pan, and remove parchment. Turn shortbread over, and carefully break, or cut with a serrated knife, into bars. Store in an airtight container for up to 1 month.

SLIGHTLY SINFUL SHORTBREAD - SPLENDA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350*.
• Mix together flour, Splenda and rice flour.
• Beat butter until smooth. Gradually add dry ingredients, beating until smooth.
• Press into a 8" square pan. Bake for 35 minutes or until golden around the edges.
• Score with a sharp knife into 20 pieces. Allow to cool.
• Store in the fridge -- if there are any left.

DOUBLE CHOCOLATE SHORTBREADS

Steps:

• Mix the butter and sugar together with a wooden spoon. Stir in the flour and cocoa, followed by the chocolate chips - you'll probably need to mix it together with your hands at this stage. Halve the dough and roll each piece into a log about 5cm thick. Wrap in cling film and chill for 1 hr or for several days. Can be frozen for up to 1 month.
• Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Slice logs into 1cm-thick rounds, transfer to a baking tray lined with baking parchment and bake for 10-12 mins. Cool on the tray.