This is one of my very favourite cookies.
It’s made just like shortbread with a longer slower cook in a single pan you cut into bars so has that firmer bite, but it also has a good helping of chopped chocolate to satisfy the chocolate lover.
Delicious!
Makes
24 cookies
Prep Time:
20 minutes
Cook Time:
45 minutes
Good For:
a sweet treat anytime
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 2 cups flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup finely chopped dark chocolate – about 3 oz
How to make Chocolate Shortbread
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Step by Step Instructions
Step 1
Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F
Step 2
Blend the butter and sugar together until soft and creamy
Step 3
Mix the flour and salt together
Step 4
Add the flour into the butter and sugar and blend until well combined
Step 5
Mix in the chopped chocolateÂ
Step 6
Remove from the bowl and knead by hand for 1 minute
Step 7
Press the mixture into a lined and greased 9 x 9 baking pan
Step 8
Prick with a fork
Step 9
Bake for 40 – 45 minutes or until the edges just start to turn golden – turn down the oven to 300F if it browns too quickly, you want to make sure you have a long slow cook to get a nice crisp bite
Step 10
Allow to cool for 20 minutes in the pan and then carefully remove from the pan, slice into bars while still warm
Step 11
Finish cooling on a wire rack
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Chocolate Shortbread
Ingredients
- 2 cups flour
- 1 cup butter
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup finely chopped dark chocolate
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F
- Blend the butter and sugar together until soft and creamy
- Mix the flour and salt together
- Add the flour into the butter and sugar and blend until well combined
- Mix in the chopped chocolateÂ
- Remove from the bowl and knead by hand for 1 minute
- Press the mixture into a lined and greased 9 x 9 baking pan
- Prick with a fork
- Bake for 40 - 45 minutes or until the edges just start to turn golden - turn down the oven to 300F if it browns too quickly, you want to make sure you have a long slow cook to get a nice crisp bite
- Allow to cool for 20 minutes in the pan and then carefully remove from the pan, slice into bars while still warm
Nutrition Facts per serving
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