Nutty Chocolate Shortbread

Submitted by Holly Short

"I love this shortbread! It's a recipe that my mom has had for a long time. We make it a lot at Christmastime. These are made in the food processor."

 

• Ready In: 30mins
• Ingredients: 7
• Yields: 32 slices
• Serves: 16

ingredients

• 10 tablespoons butter
• 1 1⁄4 1 1/4 cups walnuts or 1 1/4 cups almonds
• 1 1⁄4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1⁄2 sugar
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 ounce semisweet chocolate
• 1 tablespoon butter

directions

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
2. Melt the 10 tablespoons of butter and set aside.
3. On a lightly greased baking sheet bake the nuts for 2-3 minutes. Shake and bake for 2-3 more minutes.
4. In the food processor grind the nuts until fine.
5. Add the flour and sugar and pulse a few times to mix. Add the 10 tablespoons of butter and pulse again.
6. Form the dough into two balls and press each of them into a buttered and floured 8 inch pie pan.
7. Cut each of the rounds of dough into 16 slices.
8. Bake on the middle oven rack for 20 - 25 minutes, or until pale golden. Let cool on a rack before cutting again and inverting onto a plate.
9. While the dough is baking melt together the 1 tablespoon of butter and the chocolate. When the shortbread is finished baking drizzle a little on each slice.