Dessert

Chocolate Shortbread Cookies

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prep time

20 min

total time

38 min

makes

5 doz. or 30 servings, 2 cookies (29 g) each

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What You Need

2 cups butter, softened

1-3/4 cups icing sugar, divided

3-1/2 cups flour

1/2 cup cornstarch

1 pkg. (170 g) Baker's Premium 70% Cacao Dark Chocolate, coarsely chopped

Make It

HEAT oven to 350°F.

BEAT butter and 1 cup sugar in large bowl with mixer until light and fluffy. Add flour and cornstarch; mix well. Stir in chocolate.

ROLL dough into 60 (1-inch) balls; place, 3 inches apart, on baking sheets. Flatten slightly with bottom of glass.

BAKE 13 min. or until centres are set and tops are lightly browned; cool on baking sheets 5 min. Add warm cookies, 1 at a time, to remaining sugar; turn to evenly coat both sides of each. Cool completely on wire racks.

kraft kitchens tips

Bittersweet Shortbread

Prepare as directed using Baker's Bittersweet Chocolate and 1 cup chopped pecans, stirring nuts into dough with the chocolate.

Size-Wise

You'll know it's a special occasion when the aroma of this special cookie fills the house.

Note

Adding cookies to the icing sugar while warm melts the sugar and creates a frosting-like coating.

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Awesome! I make this recipe every Christmas and received lots of + feedback from family and friends.
posted by rjmcdonald | on 1/10/2013

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make them bite size
posted by mmfulcher | on 12/22/2011

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I've made these cookies two years in a row for Christmas and will do so again this year. It's really easy and the cookies just melt in your mouth.
posted by imikla | on 11/9/2011

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Oh my God! So good and so easy. For half the recipe I didn't coat the cookies with icing sugar and instead dipped them in melted chocolate. Both versions were gobbled up!
posted by hatestocook45 | on 2/26/2011

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It tastes awesome, ive dreamt of making this recipe for a while. Thank you Kraft.
posted by wasan03 | on 2/12/2011

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I have made this recipe without the chocolate (it was my Mom's) but always chilled the dough and rolled it out for cutout cookies. for this ,I used half semisweet choclate chips and half unsweetened chocolate and this ws very good especially with coffee. I will definitely make this again.
posted by soccergrandma | on 12/18/2010

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This recipe is similar to my mum's regular shortbread cookies, but with a twist..chocolate. It's is wonderful and easy to make.
posted by jeannine | on 12/18/2010

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You don't melt the chocolate. Because you're chopping it, they will be almost like small chocolate chips.
posted by a cook | on 12/9/2010

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HELP!!! I am most definitely NOT a baker but would love to give these ccokies a try...shortbread are my favorite. Anyway I know it doesn't "say" to melt the chocolate but I just want to confirm because most baking recipes require that. Any help would be a huge help :o) thanks and Merry Christmas!!
posted by lymey2004 | on 12/8/2010

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I can't bake, however these shortbreads are easy to make and taste soooo good. If you plan to eat a number of them - make sure you have a tall glass of cold milk!
posted by a cook | on 12/7/2010