Chocolate-Dipped Shortbread Cookies

Submitted by Chef mariajane

"A great recipe for the Holiday Season coming up -"

 

• Ready In: 18mins
• Ingredients: 7
• Yields: 36 cookies

ingredients

• 1 cup unsalted butter
• 3⁄4 cup confectioners' sugar, sifted
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 cups flour, plus more for work surface
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 3 ounces . semisweet chocolate or 3 ounces bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped
• 1 teaspoon canola oil or 1 teaspoon pure vegetable shortening

directions

1. In an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, cream butter, sugar and vanilla until combined. On slow speed, beat in flour and salt until combined. Wrap dough in plastic wrap; chill until very firm, at least 2 hours or overnight.
2. On a lightly floured surface, roll out the dough until 1/8 inch thick. Cut out hearts,or the cutter of your choice, with a 2-inch cutter. Transfer cookies to an ungreased baking sheet. Chill for 30 minutes.
3. Heat oven to 300F with rack in center. Press the tines of a fork into each cookie to make designs. Bake until just beginning to brown around the edges, about 19 minutes. Cookies will keep in an airtight container for about 5 days.
4. Melt the chocolate in a heat-proof bowl, on the top of a double boiler, over 1-inch of simmering water, stirring occasionally. Stir in the oil. Dip half or one-third of each cookie into the chocolate mixture. Transfer cookies to a cooling rack to dry, or place them on parchment paper in the freezer for 10 minutes.
5. Serve.

Reviews

[Kate DeMello]

I was skeptical about this recipe, but it was good. The dough was VERY difficult to work with at first because of all that butter, so I had to soften it up a bit before I could roll it. Also, I rolled my cookies a bit thicker and used my average sized star shaped cutter and only got about 2 dozen cookies. But they taste very yummy. :)

 

[mami2504]

I've made these cookies many times. They are easy to make and taste fabulous. Everyone loves them and they look great, too. Definitely make them.