Chocolate Dipped Shortbread Cookies

"These are an elegant addition to a Christmas cookie plate."
 
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photo by Jonathan Melendez photo by Jonathan Melendez
photo by Jonathan Melendez
photo by Jonathan Melendez photo by Jonathan Melendez
photo by Marg (CaymanDesigns) photo by Marg (CaymanDesigns)
photo by Marg (CaymanDesigns) photo by Marg (CaymanDesigns)
photo by Jonathan Melendez photo by Jonathan Melendez
Ready In:
50mins
Ingredients:
5
Yields:
3 dozen
Serves:
24-36
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ingredients

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directions

  • Cream butter and sugar, add flour and vanilla.
  • Pinch of 1/2" balls of dough, roll in sugar and place on cookie sheet.
  • Use the tines of a fork to flatten cookies.
  • Bake at 350°F for 12-15 minutes.
  • Remove from baking sheet, cool 10-15 minutes.
  • Dip half of each cookie into melted chocolate.
  • Chill to set chocolate.

Questions & Replies

  1. hi why did my cookies just melt into the pan? because i used butter instead of unsalted ? not enough flour ?
     
  2. What sugar are you rolling in, I used 1/2 cup for dough, what else? Thank you
     
  3. Do you use salted or unsalted butter
     
  4. Is it necessary to roll in sugar. I cannot find replies, says I have 3!
     
  5. I plan on making these for upcoming Christmas parties. I am curious if this is a dough that can be chilled than rolled out and cut into shapes? Thank you.
     
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Reviews

  1. Took these to a cookie exchange and they were a hit. I used Scharfen-Berger semi-sweet chocolate instead of chocolate chips. Shaped the cookies into little sort-of squares instead of pressing down with a fork, and so they were half dipped in chocolate. Also I dipped them in chopped pistachios after the chocolate so they looked great with the green nuts on the chocolate and tasted even better with a little saltiness from the nuts to go along with the chocolate. Loved them. Will make them again and again.
     
  2. A very well written out recipe. With easily available ingredients and the world's favourite "C" item in them, these just were PERFECT! I did not flatten these out because when I tried doing that, they would simply break. So, I shaped them into shells, rounds, squares, ovals, and many more shapes(some twists n turns here n there n what figures emerged!). I licked my fingers clean after dipping them in chocolate!! These are addictive!!! I will make them for my hubby for sure if we had to ever fight and I would be in the wrong:)!!! Thanks so so much for sharing this recipe. U made my day and many more to come!
     
  3. Heaven in your mouth! Brought these to a Christmas Dinner... Nothing but compliments. I rolled them in chopped pecans after dipping in chocolate...
     
  4. Made these one day when I bought myself a choc. dipped shortbread at Barnes and Noble and forgot it at the bookstore. I came home, checked out Recipezaar and found this recipe! Wonderful and so easy to make! My entire family loved them - they didn't last long! Thanks for the great recipe!
     
  5. Tried these last Christmas season for my cookie platters. They ended up being my husband's favorite out of a dozen different types of cookies! He calls them "Milano" cookies and asks me to make them often. I dipped in semisweet chocolate & sprinkled with red/green nonpariels. The cookie just melts in your mouth, and chocolate adds a nice something extra. Highly recommend!!!
     
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Tweaks

  1. LOVED THEM !!! very nice, easy & fun to make cookies. It brought great memories of my Grandma. She used to make very similar ones with lard instead of butter & topped them with guava or mango preserve and some times 1/2 a cherry * color sprinkles... HAPPY HOLIDAYS !
     

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