Chocolate Shortbread Recipe

Chocolate Shortbread Recipe
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50% would make again

Everyone who tastes this comments it's a different way to dress up an old-time favorite. You can serve the cookies as appetizers or as a light dessert. We live in the country on an acreage. I enjoy all types of crafts, especially needlework and sewing. And, ever since I was 12, I've also liked cooking!

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  • 24 Servings
  • Prep: 15 min. + chilling Bake: 20 min.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup butter, softened
  • 1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2/3 cup confectioners' sugar
  • 1/3 cup baking cocoa
  • Dash salt

Directions

  • In a large bowl, cream butter until light and fluffy. Combine the remaining ingredients; gradually add to the bowl. Chill for 1 hour.
  • Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls 2 in. apart on greased baking sheets. Bake at 300° for about 20 minutes or until the cookies are set. Yield: about 4 dozen.

Nutrition Facts: 1 serving (2 each) equals 112 calories, 8 g fat (5 g saturated fat), 20 mg cholesterol, 83 mg sodium, 10 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 1 g protein.

Chocolate Shortbread published in Country Woman November/December 1991, p33

Chef Alex makes chocolate shortbread cookies with a dipping sauce.


VIDEO: Chocolate Shortbread Cookies

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