Shortbread Cookies
Serves: 4
Cierra Adams
1 January 1970
Based on User reviews:
48
Spice
49
Sweetness
48
Sourness
41
mins
Prep time (avg)
4.8
Difficulty
Ingredients:
Directions:
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Watch how to make this recipe
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Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F
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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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Add the vanilla
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In a medium bowl, sift together the flour and salt, then add them to the butter-and-sugar mixture
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Mix on low speed until the dough starts to come together
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Dump onto a surface dusted with flour and shape into a flat disk
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Wrap in plastic and chill for 30 minutes
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Roll the dough 1/2-inch thick and cut with a 3 by 1-inch finger-shaped cutter
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Place the cookies on an ungreased baking sheet and sprinkle with sugar
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Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, until the edges begin to brown
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Allow to cool to room temperature
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When the cookies are cool, place them on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper
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Put 3 ounces of the chocolate in a glass bowl and microwave on high power for 30 seconds
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(Don't trust your microwave timer; time it with your watch
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) Stir with a wooden spoon
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Continue to heat and stir in 30-second increments until the chocolate is just melted
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Add the remaining chocolate and allow it to sit at room temperature, stirring often, until it's completely smooth
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Stir vigorously until the chocolate is smooth and slightly cooled; stirring makes it glossier
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Drizzle 1/2 of each cookie with just enough chocolate to coat it